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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5505

Applicability of MCL 600.2963; conditions for dismissal.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.5505 Applicability of MCL 600.2963; conditions for dismissal.

Sec. 5505.

    (1) Section 2963 applies to civil actions concerning prison conditions.

    (2) The court shall dismiss a case at any time, regardless of any filing fee that may have been paid, if the court finds any of the following:

    (a) A prisoner's allegation of indigency is untrue.

    (b) The action or appeal is frivolous.

    (c) The action or appeal seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from the requested relief.

    (d) A prisoner fails to comply with subsection (1).

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2024 · leading case: Doe v. Department of Corrections
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Doe v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp · cites it 3× “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 600.5505(1) and (2) (stating that MCL 600.”
Andre Coleman v. Governor of State of Michigan (2011) ca6 “They allege that, in application, the statute has denied Plaintiffs their right to file fact-and-duration confinement claims, habeas petitions and judicial review claims contrary to Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 600.5505 (1) and 600.”
Nakyrra Hogan v. Wayne County (2024) michctapp · cites it 2× “Renewed Motion to Dismiss On February 10, 2022, defendants filed their renewed motion for summary disposition.”
Reginald Dion Hughes v. Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole (Dissent) (2017) “231, § 6F; Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 600.5505 (2)(b), 600.”
John Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp “5503(2), MCL 600.5505(2), MCL 600.5509(1)-(2), as well as the list maintained by the state court administrator’s office of the frivolous civil actions brought by prisoners concerning prison conditions, MCL 600.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5505(1) — 1 case
Doe 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 600.5505(1) and (2) (stating that MCL 600.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5505(2) — 2 cases
Doe 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 600.5505(1) and (2) (stating that MCL 600.”
John Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp “5503(2), MCL 600.5505(2), MCL 600.5509(1)-(2), as well as the list maintained by the state court administrator’s office of the frivolous civil actions brought by prisoners concerning prison conditions, MCL 600.”
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