Harris v. Grenier ( 2022 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION PAUL HARRIS, Plaintiff, Case No. 2:20-cv-10065 v. Hon. Terrence G. Berg MARY GRENIER, Defendant. ORDER REOPENING CASE This is a prisoner civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Paul Harris, a prisoner with the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC), claims that Defendant, an MDOC nurse, was deliberately indif- ferent to his serious medical condition when she discontinued his pain medication. The case was initially dismissed for Harris’ failure to state a claim. ECF No. 6. Harris filed a motion for reconsideration, suggesting that there were additional facts supporting his claim that he failed to include in his complaint. ECF No. 8. The Court denied the motion for reconsideration, but granted Harris’s request to file an amended complaint in light of the additional factual assertions made in his motion. ECF No. 9. Plaintiff then filed an amended complaint. ECF No. 10. Unfortunately, through no fault of his own, no further action has taken place on the case, and it remains closed on the Court’s docket. After review of the amended complaint, for purposes of screening the case under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, the Court determines that the amended complaint states an Eighth Amendment deliberate-indiffer- ence claim against Defendant. See 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(c); 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B); Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 106 (1976). An order referring the case for the Court’s mediation program will follow. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the case be reinstated to the Court’s open docket. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: April 15, 2022 s/Terrence G. Berg TERRENCE G. BERG UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE