CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Tompkins v Sopocy
Rule 42 Consolidation of Overlapping Prison Conditions Cases
Decided
The citation
Tompkins v Sopocy, order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, entered November 2, 2026 (Case Nos. 2:26-cv-12799-TGB-APP, 25-13103)
From the case summary
Tompkins alleged that an officer publicly disclosed his sexual orientation, leading to a gang assault, and that an inspector ignored a related complaint. His later complaint accused other prison employees of similar disclosures and repeated the allegations against the inspector.…
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