CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Robinson v Dondineau
Prisoner retaliation survives screening after threatened PREA complaint and spitting
Decided
The citation
Robinson v Dondineau, opinion and order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, issued October 29, 2026 (Case No. 26-cv-11234)
From the case summary
Prisoner Austin Robinson alleged that Officer Dondineau threatened to sexually assault him, then spat in his face and used racial slurs after Robinson said he would file a PREA complaint. Robinson said his subsequent grievance received no response. He sued the officer under § 1983…
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