Letter: If they would stand still in Washington, maybe they could get something done » TCPalm.com After this lawsuit was filed, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust administrative remedies and for failure to state a claim. The Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation on August 26, 2008, which was adopted in part and rejected in part by the district court on December 10, 2008. The district court held that Siggers's September 16, 2006 grievance was sufficient to exhaust only the claims against Campbell and Jackson “relating to the September 12, 2006, notice of mail rejection, but that [the claims against] Jackson [should be dismissed because he] did not have the required level of personal involvement.” Doc. 46 (Opinion and Order at 4). The district court also held that Siggers did not exhaust his claims against Campbell and Minton relating to the March 26, 2007, misconduct report. Id. Along with the Magistrate Judge's dismissal of the claims against Caruso, this meant that only Siggers's “claims against Campbell relating to the September 12, 2006, mail rejection” were left. Id. at 12. Winklevosses lash out at Larry Summers over remarks - latimes.com
Winklevosses lash out at Larry Summers over remarks - latimes.com Please advise mail room staff and other appropriate staff at your facility that such items fall within the definition of “legal property” contained within PD 04.07.112 “Prisoner Personal Property”. These documents, if received in the mail for a prisoner at your facility, cannot be rejected solely on the basis that another prisoner is identified as a party. This is true even if there is no authorized legal assistance agreement between the prisoners involved. There must be other clear proof that the documents violate Department policy. No. 09–2404. - SIGGERS v. CAMPBELL - US 6th Circuit
No. 09–2404. - SIGGERS v. CAMPBELL - US 6th Circuit On September 24, 2007, Siggers served on the defendants a discovery request. See Doc. 16 (Defendants' Motion to Stay Discovery at Exhibits 1–12). The defendants filed a motion to stay discovery pending the outcome of their claim of qualified immunity, and a stay was granted on August 26, 2008. Then, five days after all but one of Siggers's claims were dismissed on December 10, 2008, the magistrate judge lifted the discovery stay and set a March 16, 2009 discovery deadline. Campbell filed her motion for summary judgment in February 2009, however, so when March 16, 2009 arrived, Siggers filed a Motion to Delay Consideration of Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment until the Court Decides Plaintiff's Rule 59 and Discovery Motions. Doc. 56 (Motion to Delay Consideration). Pontius Pilate's Letter to Tiberius Caesar | anglo-saxonisrael.com
Pontius Pilate's Letter to Tiberius Caesar | anglo-saxonisrael.com October 24, 2005—Rejection. Campbell rejected twelve pages of legal documents from a prisoner by the name of Zavodsky, sent by Zavodsky's father. Doc. 1 (Complaint at Exhibit D–3). These documents included a “FOIA request response, retainer agreement, power of attorney, transaction document for investigation.” Id. Under the reason for the rejection, Campbell wrote, “No legal agreement nor is this allowable legal property.” Id. How to Write a Renter 30 Day Notice Letter | eHow.com
How to Write a Renter 30 Day Notice Letter | eHow.com Siggers essentially makes five arguments in this appeal. In his view, the district court erred: (1) by holding that the claims against Minton, Jackson, and Campbell regarding the mail rejections, the two major misconduct tickets, and the April 8, 2007 grievance were not exhausted, (2) by holding that the conspiracy claim against Campbell and Minton was not exhausted, (3) by holding that Jackson did not have the necessary level of personal involvement, (4) by granting summary judgment to Campbell on September 25, 2009, and (5) by refusing to allow Siggers his requested discovery materials before ruling in favor of Campbell on summary judgment. Landscape Gardener Resume Cover Letter | Sample Letters
Landscape Gardener Resume Cover Letter | Sample Letters Siggers also alleges that he was visited by Reverend Joe Adams, who told Siggers that he had attempted to visit Siggers once before, but had been denied access. Doc. 1 (Complaint at ¶ 42). Reverend Adams also told Siggers that he was being harassed by state officials and that Siggers's letter to him had been opened and resealed. Id. Siggers makes similar claims regarding an attorney, Jennifer Morris. Siggers claims that “Attorney Morris advised Plaintiff that Plaintiff's letter to her had been opened and resealed.” Id. at ¶ 43. Authorization | Sample Letters
Authorization | Sample Letters It was an abuse of discretion for the district court to deny this motion, given that Siggers has never received a response to his discovery request, and in light of the obvious relevance of this discovery and the potential for it to aid his opposition to summary judgment. Even if one agrees that a hearing report on the September 12, 2006 Notice does not exist (because Siggers never requested a hearing), the rest of his discovery request is quite specific in what it seeks. With respect to the discovery he requested from Campbell, he seeks some documents that would be both easily produced and informative: (1) the hearing reports regarding the September 6, 2005 and September 29, 2006 Notices; and (2) “any e-mails, memo's or any other correspondence written by you, or to you concerning Plaintiff Siggers mail, or his status as a prisoner, while at the Mound Correctional Facility.” Doc. 16 (Defendants' Motion to Stay Discovery at Exhibit 5). His interrogatories are also quite simple; he seeks to know (1) “the names and job responsibilities of all the staff members you have worked with in the Mound Facility mailroom from 2005–2007”; (2) “the names of everyone you contacted or who contacted you, in relation to the actions you took in issuing Plaintiff Siggers mail rejection notices”; (3) “whether you have ever been reprimanded, or disciplined during your employment by the Department of Corrections. If so, state the nature of the reprimand or discipline, and when it occurred;” and (4) “whether a civil action or lawsuit has ever been filed against you in relation to your MDOC employment. If so, state how many, when, what were the causes of action and outcome.” Id. at Exhibit 4. Writing Tips and Application Letter to the University Abroad
Writing Tips and Application Letter to the University Abroad September 29, 2006—Rejection. Campbell rejected 116 pages of “Defendan [t's] Motion sent 3rd Party requesting assistance,” from a prisoner at another Michigan prison. Doc. 1 (Complaint at Exhibit F–3). Again citing P.D. 04.07.112, Campbell's stated reason was that “Prisoners do not have current valid legal agreement nor does this meet the criteria for allowable legal property.” Id. This Notice was amended and reissued on October 5, 2006, because the earlier Notice stated that the sender was then in another prison when, in fact, the sender had been paroled. Id. at Exhibit F–4.
There is no merit in this argument. This grievance relates to the issuance of major misconduct reports, and Michigan's rules provide that the only avenue for challenging such reports is a hearing: “Decisions made in hearings conducted by hearing officers of the Hearings and Appeals Division of the Office of Policy and Hearings (OPH)” are non-grievable and “shall be rejected by the Grievance Coordinator.” P.D. 03.02.130, ¶ F.1. Thus, a Step II or a Step III grievance would have been rejected as non-grievable, as well. The April 8, 2007 grievance is irrelevant and was properly dismissed by the district court. We therefore reject Siggers's argument that the April 8, 2007 grievance was properly exhausted.
Siggers identified the discovery he sought with sufficient specificity. Siggers's discovery request was in the record as a set of attachments to the Defendants' first motion to stay discovery, and Siggers clearly argued to the district court that “Defendant has not provided Plaintiff any of the requested discovery materials, despite this Court's prior order to do so,” Doc. 69 (Siggers's Objections to the August 26, 2009 R & R at 2). Additionally, these materials have obvious potential to provide information on which Siggers could rely in opposing summary judgment. Siggers has sought discovery from Campbell (and others) since 2007, and he has not been dilatory. The hearing reports requested may bring to light evidence regarding the motivations behind Campbell's actions and whether she genuinely believed the mail violated P.D. 04.07.112. The discovery period was shortened because of the long discovery stay imposed by the district court, which was sought by the defendants on the ground that qualified immunity would obviate the need for discovery. Finally, as mentioned, the defendants do not appear to have otherwise been responsive to any of Siggers's discovery requests.
For the reasons stated above, we REVERSE the district court's September 25, 2009, denial of Siggers's motion to delay consideration of summary judgment and its grant of summary judgment to Campbell in that same opinion. We AFFIRM the district court's December 10, 2008, dismissal of all of Siggers's other claims. We REMAND the case to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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November 4, 2005—Misconduct. Minton filed a Major Misconduct Report against Siggers, alleging that Siggers violated the prison rules against forgery and smuggling. Doc. 1 (Complaint at Exhibit E). The report claims that on October 31, 2005, Siggers sent a letter, using an envelope belonging to another prisoner, to a person outside the prison (Siggers claims it was sent to Zavodsky's father, id. at ¶ 20), asking this person to send documents to Siggers in an envelope marked with an attorney's name and “Attorney at Law.” Id. at Exhibit E. Minton alleged that this attempt to get documents into the prison constituted smuggling, and that “Siggers also attempted to deceive staff by sending the letter out under a different prisoner's name and number.” Id. After a hearing on November 18, 2005, Siggers was found guilty of forgery because the envelope he used showed the name of another prisoner, and “by not placing his own name as the person sending I find that he had falsified the document.” Id. at Exhibit E–3. The charge of smuggling was found not to be established because neither Siggers's letter nor Minton's report describe what documents were to be sent to Siggers. Id. Siggers claims that after Minton wrote the Major Misconduct Report, he placed Siggers in segregation (“the hole”) for fourteen days. Doc. 1 (Complaint at ¶ 22). After the hearing report was issued, Siggers was sentenced to spend seven days in “toplock.” Id. at Exhibit E–3. Siggers also points out that, “[i]ronically, several days prior to being put in the hole,” the district judge presiding over his then-pending retaliation suit ordered that Siggers be allowed to appear at the jury trial on November 15 and 16, 2005. Id. at ¶ 23; id. at Exhibit E–2. The jury returned its verdict in favor of Siggers on November 17, 2005. Id. at ¶ 25.
In his motion, Siggers sought to have the discovery materials listed in his original discovery request provided to him before the district court ruled on the pending cross-motions for summary judgment. The Report and Recommendation of the magistrate judge recommended that the district court deny this motion. In particular, the magistrate judge believed that even if, contrary to the claims of the defendants, a hearing had occurred on the September 12, 2006 Notice, and a hearing report therefore existed, this report would be irrelevant because “[n]othing that happened at the hearing, if there was one, bears on whether the initial rejection of the mail was proper or based on a retaliatory motive.” Doc. 66 (Report and Recommendation at 4). Siggers objected to this R & R by noting that “Defendant has not provided Plaintiff any of the requested discovery materials, despite this Court's prior order to do so.” Doc. 69 (Siggers's Objections to the R & R at 2) (emphasis in original). He further claimed that these materials—“interrogatories, admissions and production of documents”—“will provide material facts which will further support his claims.” Id. The district court was willing to assume that Siggers's unsworn pleading satisfies Rule 56(f)'s requirement of an affidavit, but the court ultimately denied the motion on the ground that “Siggers' objection fails to identify with any specificity either the particular discovery that he needs or how that discovery is essential to his opposition to Campbell's Motion for Summary Judgment.” Doc. 71 (Opinion and Order at 5).
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Siggers claims now that Jackson's involvement is shown by the fact that, despite his awareness of Campbell's actions and Siggers's concerns, Jackson disregarded and failed to remedy the allegedly unlawful actions and thereby “encouraged” them “by failing to act on information indicat[ing] that unconstitutional acts were occurring.” Siggers Br. at 18 (citations and quotation marks omitted; alteration in original). This argument has no merit. As the district court stated, Jackson suggested to Siggers on September 24, 2006, that Siggers file a grievance. Consequently, Jackson actually encouraged Siggers to pursue the proper remedy. Furthermore, Jackson's alleged “approval” of Campbell's two Notices does not qualify as “active[ ] engage[ment] in unconstitutional behavior” because even though it may show that Jackson applied P.D. 04.07.112 incorrectly, it certainly does not show that he did so to retaliate against Siggers, which is the key to the constitutional violation asserted by Siggers. We therefore reject this argument.
1.  This is a reference to a lawsuit Siggers filed in 2001 in which he alleged a different form of retaliation and won a judgment against the defendant in November 2005 in the amount of $219,000. This court permitted Siggers to bring these claims to trial in June 2005. See Siggers–El v. Barlow, 412 F.3d 693 (6th Cir.2005) (affirming the denial of the defendant's motion for summary judgment).