CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Johnson v Hill
Reconsideration of Civil-Rights Dismissal Based on Prefiling Injunction
Decided
The citation
Johnson v Hill, order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, entered October 29, 2026 (Case No. 2:26-cv-12395)
From the case summary
Darren Johnson filed a § 1983 complaint and sought to proceed in forma pauperis. The court denied the application and dismissed the complaint sua sponte based on an existing injunction requiring him to obtain leave before filing new actions. The injunction arose from…
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