CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Arhim v J. Welling
Grievance Response Alone Insufficient for Jail Excessive-Force Liability
Decided
The citation
Arhim v J. Welling, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued October 28, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-2303)
From the case summary
A state prisoner alleged that he awoke in a jail restraint chair after a seizure and was told that about five unnamed guards had aggressively bent his arms and put their knees in his back during the seizure. He sued Welling, the sole named defendant,…
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