CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Alshara v County of Wayne

Rule 59(e) and Amendment After Dismissal of Commitment-Related § 1983 Claims

Decided

The citation

Alshara v County of Wayne, opinion of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, issued November 3, 2026 (Case No. 26-cv-11305)

From the case summary

Alshara sued Wayne County and others pro se under § 1983, alleging a five-year pattern of involuntary-commitment proceedings at the county probate court without prosecutorial participation. He claimed that practice violated state law and due process, and asserted an equal-protection claim based on his sexual…

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