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

George Arhim v J. Welling

Grievance Response Alone Cannot Establish Liability for Alleged Guard Force

Decided

The citation

George 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-02303)

From the case summary

George Arhim alleged that he awoke in a restraint chair after a seizure at the Ingham County Jail and was told that about five guards had aggressively bent his arms and put their knees in his back during the seizure. He named only J. Welling,…

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