Date: 05-08-2007

Case Style: Family and Estate of Jeffrey Clark v. Michigan Department of Corrections, Warden Kenneth McKee, Deputy Warden Lee Gillman, Sgt. Eric Cobb and Lt. Shirley Whitiker

Case Number: 1:03-cv-00145-AJT

Judge: Arthur J. Tarnow

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan (Ingham County)

Plaintiff's Attorney:

Geoffrey Fieger and Paul Broschay of Fieger Fieger Kenney Johnson & Giroux PC, Southfield, Michigan

Defendant's Attorney:

Linda M. Olivieri and Kevin Thom, Michigan Attorney General's Office, Lansing, Michigan

Description:

Family and Estate of Jeffrey Clark sued the Michigan Department of Corrections on a civil rights theory, 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that prison employees exhibited deliberate indifference toward Mr. Clark by failing to give him water or medical attention. Clark, a paranoid schizophrenic, was serving nine to 30 years after being convicted of robbing a liquor store with a beer bottle in 1987. The defenses asserted by Defendants are not available.

Outcome: Plaintiffs' verdict for $2.75.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

Comments: None