Harold Staffney v. Heidi Washington, et al
| HAROLD STAFFNEY, Claimant at Law |
| HEIDI E. WASHINGTON, MDOC Director, personal and individual capacity, ROBERT A. BENSON, Retired Judge, personal and individual capacity, DAVID G. KAMM, Prosecutor, P15671, personal and individual capacity, BLODGETT MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, municipal corporation, personal and individual capacity, GRAND RAPIDS POLICE DEPARTMENT, municipal corporation, personal and individual capacity, CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS, MI, municipal corporation, personal and individual capacity, KENT COUNTY, MI, municipal corporation, personal and individual capacity, DONALD C. PEBLEY, Attorney, P32466, personal and individual capacity, DONALD A. JOHNSTON, III, Circuit Judge, P15554, personal and individual capacity, KRISTINE B. MULLENDORE, Professor, GVU, P28259, personal and individual capacity, WILLIAM A. FORSYTH, Prosecutor, P23770, personal and individual capacity, GEORGE S. BUTH, Judge, P11479, personal and individual capacity, FRED E. BELL, Appellate Counsel, P35072, personal and individual capacity, HELEN C. NIEUWENHUIS, named as Helen C. Nieuwrenhuis, Attorney, P41672, personal and individual capacity, PHILLIP D. COMORSKI, Attorney, P46413, personal and individual capacity, JAMES STERLING LAWRENCE, Attorney, P33664, personal and individual capacity, KENNETH KOOLSTRA, Detective, GRPD, personal and individual capacity, DAVID J. BENISON, Detective, GRPD, personal and individual capacity, WILBUR GROSS, Detective, GRPD, personal and individual capacity, STEPHEN D. COHLE, M.D., Blodgett Hospital, personal and individual capacity, VICTOR I. SMEDSTAD, Attorney, P20606, personal and individual capacity, VARIS P. KLAVINS, Prosecutor, P16029, personal and individual capacity, [UNKNOWN] POST, M.D., Attending Physician, Blodgett Hospital, personal and individual capacity and DALE L. KESSLER, M.D., Director of Blodgett Hospital, personal and individual capacity |
| 25-1644 |
| July 18, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit |
| P.I.: Other |
Docket Report
This docket was last retrieved on December 16, 2025. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.
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| Filing 8 MANDATE ISSUED with no costs taxed. (ST) [Entered: 12/16/2025 10:05 AM] |
| Filing 7 ENTRY OF JUDGMENT. (MRL) [Entered: 11/21/2025 07:51 AM] |
Filing 6
ORDER filed : We AFFIRM the district courts dismissal of Staffneys complaint. Mandate to issue, decision not for publication, pursuant to FRAP 34(a)(2)(C). Jeffrey S. Sutton, Chief Circuit Judge; Eric L. Clay, Circuit Judge and David W. McKeague, Circuit Judge. (MRL) [Entered: 11/21/2025 07:50 AM]
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| Filing 5 APPELLANT BRIEF filed by Mr. Harold Staffney Certificate of Service:08/08/2025. Argument Request: not requested. (MRL) [Entered: 08/18/2025 01:12 PM] |
| Filing 4 BRIEFING LETTER SENT setting pro se briefing schedule: appellant brief due 09/15/2025;. (MRL) [Entered: 08/01/2025 03:48 PM] |
| Filing 3 Copy of District Court Order filed granting in forma pauperis. (MRL) [Entered: 08/01/2025 03:47 PM] |
| Filing 1 Prisoner Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellant Mr. Harold Staffney. Transcript needed: n. (MRL) [Entered: 07/18/2025 08:17 AM] |
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| Plaintiff: HAROLD STAFFNEY, Claimant at Law | |
| Represented By: | Harold Staffney |
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| Defendant: HEIDI E. WASHINGTON, MDOC Director, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: ROBERT A. BENSON, Retired Judge, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: DAVID G. KAMM, Prosecutor, P15671, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: BLODGETT MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, municipal corporation, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: GRAND RAPIDS POLICE DEPARTMENT, municipal corporation, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS, MI, municipal corporation, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: KENT COUNTY, MI, municipal corporation, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: DONALD C. PEBLEY, Attorney, P32466, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: DONALD A. JOHNSTON, III, Circuit Judge, P15554, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: KRISTINE B. MULLENDORE, Professor, GVU, P28259, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: WILLIAM A. FORSYTH, Prosecutor, P23770, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: GEORGE S. BUTH, Judge, P11479, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: FRED E. BELL, Appellate Counsel, P35072, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: HELEN C. NIEUWENHUIS, named as Helen C. Nieuwrenhuis, Attorney, P41672, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: PHILLIP D. COMORSKI, Attorney, P46413, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: JAMES STERLING LAWRENCE, Attorney, P33664, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: KENNETH KOOLSTRA, Detective, GRPD, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: DAVID J. BENISON, Detective, GRPD, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: WILBUR GROSS, Detective, GRPD, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: STEPHEN D. COHLE, M.D., Blodgett Hospital, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: VICTOR I. SMEDSTAD, Attorney, P20606, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: VARIS P. KLAVINS, Prosecutor, P16029, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: [UNKNOWN] POST, M.D., Attending Physician, Blodgett Hospital, personal and individual capacity | |
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| Defendant: DALE L. KESSLER, M.D., Director of Blodgett Hospital, personal and individual capacity | |
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