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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5507

Claim of indigency; limitations; exceptions; disclosure of previous civil actions and appeals; conditions for dismissal.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.5507 Claim of indigency; limitations; exceptions; disclosure of previous civil actions and appeals; conditions for dismissal.

Sec. 5507.

    (1) A prisoner shall not claim indigency under section 2963 in a civil action concerning prison conditions or an appeal of a judgment in a civil action concerning prison conditions or be allowed legal representation by an attorney who is directly or indirectly compensated for his or her services in whole or in part by state funds if the prisoner has, on 3 or more prior occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any prison, brought an action or appeal in a court of this state that was dismissed on the grounds that it was frivolous, unless the prisoner has suffered serious physical injury or is under imminent danger of suffering serious physical injury or has suffered or is under imminent danger of suffering conduct prohibited under section 520b, 520c, 520d, 520e, or 520g of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520b, 750.520c, 750.520d, 750.520e, and 750.520g.

    (2) A prisoner who brings a civil action or appeals a judgment concerning prison conditions shall, upon commencement of the action or initiation of the appeal, disclose the number of civil actions and appeals that the prisoner has previously initiated.

    (3) The court shall dismiss a civil action or appeal at any time, regardless of any filing fee that may have been paid, if the court finds any of the following:

    (a) The prisoner's claim of injury or of imminent danger under subsection (1) is false.

    (b) The prisoner fails to comply with the disclosure requirements of subsection (2).

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21 cases (8 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 45× “Put simply, MCL 600.5507, as previously interpreted by this Court, creates an escape hatch or “get out of jail free” card to be used at the leisure of the defendant.”
Tomzek v. Department of Corrections (2003) michctapp · cites it 3× “1 MCL 600.5507 provides in pertinent part as follows: (2) A prisoner who brings a civil action or appeals a judgment concerning prison conditions shall, upon commencement of the action or initiation of the appeal, disclose the number of civil actions and appeals that the…”
Rusha v. Department of Corrections (2014) michctapp “1 The DOC also argued that plaintiffs failure to verify the complaint and failure to comply with the disclosure requirements of MCL 600.5507(2) as set forth in the prison litigation reform act, MCL 600.”
Komejan v. Department of Corrections (2006) michctapp · cites it 2× “5531(a), must disclose, at the suit’s commencement, the number of civil actions he or she has previously initiated, MCL 600.5507(2). If a prisoner fails to disclose the number of previous suits, the statute explicitly instructs the court to dismiss the action.”
Anderson v. Myers (2006) michctapp “”); MCL 600.5507(2) (“A prisoner who brings a civil action .”
Hayes v. Parole Board (2015) michctapp “OTHER ISSUES The Board claims that this appeal should be dismissed under MCL 600.5507, but that statute applies *782 to civil actions concerning prison conditions, and MCL 600.”
Carney v. Christiansen (2006) miwd · cites it 3× “This action was dismissed for failure to comply with a state procedural rule, MCL § 600.5507(2), which required plaintiff to disclose the number of civil actions and appeals that he had previously initiated.”
John Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp · cites it 14× “Plaintiffs countered that MCL 600.5507 only applied to complaints filed on behalf of indigent prisoners, which did not include the prisoners in this case.”
John Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp · cites it 14× “Put simply, MCL 600.5507, as previously interpreted by this Court, creates an escape hatch or “get out of jail free” card to be used at the leisure of the defendant.”
John Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp · cites it 14× “Plaintiffs countered that MCL 600.5507 only applied to complaints filed on behalf of indigent prisoners, which did not include the prisoners in this case.”
Nakyrra Hogan v. Wayne County (2024) michctapp · cites it 6× “2 This complaint included disclosures under § 5507 of the PLRA, MCL 600.5507, listing several civil actions concerning prison conditions that plaintiffs previously commenced, but plaintiffs did not reference other civil domestic relations cases that they commenced.”
L T Tucker Jr v. Kaleb M Harrington (2019) michctapp · cites it 5× “In relevant part, MCL 600.5507 provides: (2) A prisoner who brings a civil action or appeals a judgment concerning prison conditions shall, upon commencement of the action or initiation of the appeal, disclose the number of civil actions and appeals that the prisoner has…”
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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5507(1) — 1 case
Clifton P Moffat v. Department of Corrections (2014) michctapp
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5507(2) — 18 cases
Doe v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp “Put simply, MCL 600.5507, as previously interpreted by this Court, creates an escape hatch or “get out of jail free” card to be used at the leisure of the defendant.”
Rusha v. Department of Corrections (2014) michctapp “1 The DOC also argued that plaintiffs failure to verify the complaint and failure to comply with the disclosure requirements of MCL 600.5507(2) as set forth in the prison litigation reform act, MCL 600.”
Tomzek v. Department of Corrections (2003) michctapp “1 MCL 600.5507 provides in pertinent part as follows: (2) A prisoner who brings a civil action or appeals a judgment concerning prison conditions shall, upon commencement of the action or initiation of the appeal, disclose the number of civil actions and appeals that the…”
Anderson v. Myers (2006) michctapp “”); MCL 600.5507(2) (“A prisoner who brings a civil action .”
Carney v. Christiansen (2006) miwd “This action was dismissed for failure to comply with a state procedural rule, MCL § 600.5507(2), which required plaintiff to disclose the number of civil actions and appeals that he had previously initiated.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5507(3) — 7 cases
Doe v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp “Put simply, MCL 600.5507, as previously interpreted by this Court, creates an escape hatch or “get out of jail free” card to be used at the leisure of the defendant.”
Tomzek v. Department of Corrections (2003) michctapp “1 MCL 600.5507 provides in pertinent part as follows: (2) A prisoner who brings a civil action or appeals a judgment concerning prison conditions shall, upon commencement of the action or initiation of the appeal, disclose the number of civil actions and appeals that the…”
John Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp “Put simply, MCL 600.5507, as previously interpreted by this Court, creates an escape hatch or “get out of jail free” card to be used at the leisure of the defendant.”
Delangelo Johnson v. Corrections Officer Grembowski (2023) michctapp
John Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp “Plaintiffs countered that MCL 600.5507 only applied to complaints filed on behalf of indigent prisoners, which did not include the prisoners in this case.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5507(3)(b) — 7 cases
Doe v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp “Put simply, MCL 600.5507, as previously interpreted by this Court, creates an escape hatch or “get out of jail free” card to be used at the leisure of the defendant.”
Komejan v. Department of Corrections (2006) michctapp “5531(a), must disclose, at the suit’s commencement, the number of civil actions he or she has previously initiated, MCL 600.5507(2). If a prisoner fails to disclose the number of previous suits, the statute explicitly instructs the court to dismiss the action.”
John Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp “Plaintiffs countered that MCL 600.5507 only applied to complaints filed on behalf of indigent prisoners, which did not include the prisoners in this case.”
John Doe 1 v. Department of Corrections (2015) michctapp “Plaintiffs countered that MCL 600.5507 only applied to complaints filed on behalf of indigent prisoners, which did not include the prisoners in this case.”
L T Tucker Jr v. Kaleb M Harrington (2019) michctapp “In relevant part, MCL 600.5507 provides: (2) A prisoner who brings a civil action or appeals a judgment concerning prison conditions shall, upon commencement of the action or initiation of the appeal, disclose the number of civil actions and appeals that the prisoner has…”
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