CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Brinson v Lawson
Prisoner’s Failure to Object Waives Review of Magistrate Report
Decided
The citation
Brinson v Lawson, order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, entered November 2, 2026 (Case No. 25-12138)
From the case summary
Brinson filed a pro se § 1983 suit against prison nurses and wardens, alleging that nurses failed to provide a medically necessary extra-long mattress while he was at Gus Harrison Correctional Facility. On defendants’ summary-judgment motion, the magistrate judge recommended granting the motion in part…
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