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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5503

Exhaustion of administrative remedies; dismissal; appointment of counsel; prohibition.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.5503 Exhaustion of administrative remedies; dismissal; appointment of counsel; prohibition.

Sec. 5503.

    (1) A prisoner shall not file an action concerning prison conditions until the prisoner has exhausted all available administrative remedies.

    (2) The court shall on its own motion or on the motion of a party dismiss an action concerning prison conditions brought by a prisoner as to 1 or more defendants if the court is satisfied that the action is frivolous or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from the requested relief.

    (3) The court shall not appoint counsel paid for in whole or in part at taxpayer expense to a prisoner for the purpose of filing a civil action concerning prison conditions.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2003–2024 · leading case: Doe v. Department of Corrections
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Doe v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp · cites it 6× “5507, the exhaustion of administrative remedies, MCL 600.5503(1), various screening provisions that call for dismissal set forth in the PLRA, including those that impose a duty on courts to review complaints and dismiss frivolous claims, such as MCL 600.”
Beahringer v. Page (2003) ill · cites it 2× “02 (7)(b) (1994); Mich. Comp. Laws §600.5503 (1) (2000); Mo.”
Anderson v. Myers (2006) michctapp · cites it 2× “5507(2) (“A prisoner who brings a civil action . . . concerning prison conditions shall, upon commencement of the action .”
Baker v. Rolnick (2005) arizctapp “2004); Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5503 (1) (2004). 8 .”
Neal v. Department of Corrections (2012) michctapp · cites it 2× “Specifically, it considered whether the requirement of MCL 600.5503(1) that a prisoner exhaust all administrative remedies before filing suit, barred claims that had accrued before the enactment of the statute.”
Steven J Wilcox v. Damian Wheatley (2022) michctapp · cites it 7× “” See MCL 600.5503(1). The PLRA defines this type of action as “any civil proceeding seeking damages or equitable relief arising with respect to any conditions of confinement or the effects of an act or omission of government officials, employees, or agents in the performance of…”
Nakyrra Hogan v. Wayne County (2024) michctapp · cites it 5× “Finally, defendants also sought summary disposition on the basis that the ELCRA does not apply to persons serving sentences of imprisonment in state or county correctional facilities.”
Ronald Jordan v. Dennis L Kendall (2023) michctapp · cites it 2× “Jordan did not raise his argument that he has owned the gloves since 1996 in Step I, II, or III of the grievance process and he has thus failed to exhaust his administrative remedies as it relates to this argument.”
Beahringer v. Page (2003) ill “02 (7)(b) (1994); Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5503 (1) (2000); Mo.”
John Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp · cites it 2× “5503(3) (prohibiting courts from appointing counsel paid for in whole or in part at taxpayer expense to a prisoner for the purpose of filing an action concerning prison conditions); MCL 4 Although plaintiffs attempt to draw an inference from federal law, namely 28 USC 1915,…”
John Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp · cites it 2× “5507, the exhaustion of administrative remedies, MCL 600.5503(1), various screening provisions that call for dismissal set forth in the PLRA, including those that impose a duty on courts to review complaints and dismiss frivolous claims, such as MCL 600.”
John Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp · cites it 2× “5503(3) (prohibiting courts from appointing counsel paid for in whole or in part at taxpayer expense to a prisoner for the purpose of filing an action concerning prison conditions); MCL 4 Although plaintiffs attempt to draw an inference from federal law, namely 28 USC 1915,…”
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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5503(1) — 10 cases
Doe v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp “5507, the exhaustion of administrative remedies, MCL 600.5503(1), various screening provisions that call for dismissal set forth in the PLRA, including those that impose a duty on courts to review complaints and dismiss frivolous claims, such as MCL 600.”
Anderson v. Myers (2006) michctapp “5507(2) (“A prisoner who brings a civil action . . . concerning prison conditions shall, upon commencement of the action .”
Neal v. Department of Corrections (2012) michctapp “Specifically, it considered whether the requirement of MCL 600.5503(1) that a prisoner exhaust all administrative remedies before filing suit, barred claims that had accrued before the enactment of the statute.”
Steven J Wilcox v. Damian Wheatley (2022) michctapp “” See MCL 600.5503(1). The PLRA defines this type of action as “any civil proceeding seeking damages or equitable relief arising with respect to any conditions of confinement or the effects of an act or omission of government officials, employees, or agents in the performance of…”
Nakyrra Hogan v. Wayne County (2024) michctapp “Finally, defendants also sought summary disposition on the basis that the ELCRA does not apply to persons serving sentences of imprisonment in state or county correctional facilities.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5503(2) — 3 cases
Doe v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp “5507, the exhaustion of administrative remedies, MCL 600.5503(1), various screening provisions that call for dismissal set forth in the PLRA, including those that impose a duty on courts to review complaints and dismiss frivolous claims, such as MCL 600.”
Trent Brown v. State of Michigan (2023) michctapp
John Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp “5507, the exhaustion of administrative remedies, MCL 600.5503(1), various screening provisions that call for dismissal set forth in the PLRA, including those that impose a duty on courts to review complaints and dismiss frivolous claims, such as MCL 600.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5503(3) — 3 cases
Doe v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp “5507, the exhaustion of administrative remedies, MCL 600.5503(1), various screening provisions that call for dismissal set forth in the PLRA, including those that impose a duty on courts to review complaints and dismiss frivolous claims, such as MCL 600.”
John Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp “5503(3) (prohibiting courts from appointing counsel paid for in whole or in part at taxpayer expense to a prisoner for the purpose of filing an action concerning prison conditions); MCL 4 Although plaintiffs attempt to draw an inference from federal law, namely 28 USC 1915,…”
John Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp “5503(3) (prohibiting courts from appointing counsel paid for in whole or in part at taxpayer expense to a prisoner for the purpose of filing an action concerning prison conditions); MCL 4 Although plaintiffs attempt to draw an inference from federal law, namely 28 USC 1915,…”
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