CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Annabel v Fronczak
Exceptional circumstances for trial counsel in a civil-rights case
Decided
The citation
Annabel v Fronczak, order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, entered November 13, 2026 (Case No. 23-cv-12346)
From the case summary
Proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, Annabel brought a First Amendment retaliation claim against Fronczak under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After discovery, the court denied Fronczak’s summary-judgment motion, and the magistrate judge certified the case ready for trial.…
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