Opinion
Case No. 15-cv-14465
09-11-2020
CARL BENNETT, Plaintiff, v. MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION (ECF No. 165) AND GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF THE MDOC ON COUNT I OF PLAINTIFF'S FOURTH AMENDED COMPLAINT
On August 8, 2020, this Court entered an order that, among other things, denied the Michigan Department of Corrections' ("MDOC") Motion for Summary Judgment on Count I of Plaintiff's Fourth Amended Complaint. (See Order, ECF No. 163.) On August 24, 2020, the MDOC timely moved for reconsideration of the Court's order. (See Motion, ECF No. 165). The MDOC argued that the Court failed to recognize that the Eleventh Amendment barred Plaintiff's claim in Count I against the MDOC. (See id.) On August 25, 2020, the Court entered an order requiring Plaintiff to respond to the Motion for Reconsideration by September 8, 2020. (See Order, ECF No. 166.) Plaintiff has not filed a response to the Motion for Reconsideration.
The Court GRANTS the Motion for Reconsideration for the reasons set forth in the Motion. The Court inadvertently missed the MDOC's meritorious Eleventh Amendment defense. The Court now GRANTS summary judgment in favor of the MDOC on Count I of Plaintiff's Fourth Amended Complaint. In all other respects, the Court's August 8, 2020, order remains intact and unchanged. For the reasons explained in that order, the individual Defendants employed by the MDOC are not entitled to summary judgment on Count I of the Plaintiff's Fourth Amended Complaint.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Matthew F. Leitman
MATTHEW F. LEITMAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dated: September 11, 2020
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