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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5501 (2026)

Civil action concerning prison conditions; jurisdiction.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.5501 Civil action concerning prison conditions; jurisdiction.

Sec. 5501.

    A civil action concerning prison conditions shall be brought in the circuit court or the court of claims, as appropriate.

History: Add. 1999, Act 147, Imd. Eff. Nov. 1, 1999

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 31 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 2005–2026 · leading case: John Does 11-18 v. Dep't of Corr., 917 N.W.2d 730 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
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John Does 11-18 v. Dep't of Corr., 917 N.W.2d 730 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “That ruling, along with a ruling regarding the prison litigation reform act (PLRA), MCL 600.5501 et seq ., was the subject of leave applications filed in this Court in Docket Nos.”
Rusha v. Dep't of Corr., 859 N.W.2d 735 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “5507(2) as set forth in the prison litigation reform act, MCL 600.5501 et seq., each independently warranted dismissal.”
Doe v. Dep't of Corr., 312 Mich. App. 97 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “PRISON LITIGATION REFORM ACT Defendants contend that plaintiffs failed to meet the disclosure requirements set forth in the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), MCL 600.5501, specifically MCL 600.5507(2), which provides that “[a] prisoner who brings a civil action or appeals a…”
Doe v. Dep't of Corr., 876 N.W.2d 570 (Mich. 2016). “In light of the Court of Appeals ruling that plaintiffs’ complaint should be dismissed under the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act, MCL 600.5501 et seq., it was unnecessary to resolve the remaining issues.”
Anderson v. Myers, 709 N.W.2d 171 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). “The trial court granted summary disposition in favor of defendants because plaintiff failed to comply with the requirements of the prison litigation reform act (PLRA), MCL 600.5501 et seq. Plaintiff appeals as of right.”
Neal v. Dep't of Corr., 824 N.W.2d 285 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “Second, while the prior appeal considered the retroactive application of the prison litigation reform act, MCL 600.5501 et seq., it considered it in relation to a different aspect of the act.”
John Does 1-7 v. Dep't of Corr. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “5507(2), a provision of the prison litigation reform act (PLRA), MCL 600.5501 et seq., which requires certain disclosures before a prisoner may initiate civil litigation regarding prison conditions.”
John Does 11-18 v. Dep't of Corr. (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “That ruling, along with a ruling regarding the prison litigation reform act (PLRA), MCL 600.5501 et seq., was the subject of leave applications filed under Docket Nos.”
John Does 11-18 v. Dep't of Corr. (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “That ruling, along with a ruling regarding the prison litigation reform act (PLRA), MCL 600.5501 et seq., was the subject of leave applications filed under Docket Nos.”
L T Tucker Jr v. Kaleb M Harrington (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “Harrington moved for summary disposition on several grounds, including that Tucker failed to meet statutory prerequisites for filing his complaint as required by the Michigan prisoner litigation reform act (PLRA), MCL 600.”
Trent Brown v. State of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “In a nutshell, we are compelled to dismiss this appeal because plaintiff failed to comply with the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), MCL 600.5501 et seq., which requires that an inmate-appellant, upon commencing an appeal, disclose the number of civil actions and appeals…”
Nakyrra Hogan v. Wayne Cnty. (Mich. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “, and the application of the prison litigation reform act (PLRA), MCL 600.5501 et seq., plaintiffs Nakyrra Hogan, Annette Martin, Shanna Katrell McElroy, Lisa Moore, Krista Anson, Krystle Ann Begley, Rachel Lynn Miller, Nadawa Ali, Arneata Chantell Cobbs, Jordan Sepulveda, and…”
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