CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Walker v Fredette
State Agency Immunity at Screening of Prison Medical-Care Claims
Decided
The citation
Walker v Fredette, opinion and order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, issued October 28, 2026 (Case No. 2:26-cv-12391)
From the case summary
Michigan prisoner Joseph Skylar Walker alleged that medication given twice caused urinary problems requiring hospitalization, that remedial treatment was delayed, and that he did not receive more appropriate medication. Proceeding pro se, he sued the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) and nurses Fredette and Price,…
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