CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Smith v McCarthy
Prisoner’s alleged double trust-account charge and state post-deprivation remedies
Decided
The citation
Smith v McCarthy, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued November 2, 2026 (Case No. 2:26-cv-98)
From the case summary
State prisoner Kahri Smith alleged that a prison account technician improperly altered his trust-account entry, resulting in a double copayment charge, and that the business-office manager ignored his complaints. He sought injunctive and monetary relief under § 1983. The court screened his pro se complaint…
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