Case Name: Leonard Arthur STRICKLAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Patricia L. CARUSO, M.D.O.C., Director, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-07-08
Citations: 328 F. App'x 330
Docket Number: No. 08-1397
Parties: Leonard Arthur STRICKLAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Patricia L. CARUSO, M.D.O.C., Director, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: BEFORE: MOORE and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges, FORESTER, Senior District Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 328
Pages: 330–330

Head Matter:
Leonard Arthur STRICKLAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Patricia L. CARUSO, M.D.O.C., Director, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 08-1397.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
July 8, 2009.
BEFORE: MOORE and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges, FORESTER, Senior District Judge.
The Honorable Karl S. Forester, Senior United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
OPINION
FORESTER, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant, Leonard Arthur Strickland, a pro se Michigan prisoner, appeals a district court order granting the defendants' motion to dismiss his civil rights suit filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district judge here dismissed the complaint sua sponte for failure to state a claim, without service to the defendant. In light of this court's recent decision in Jones v. Caruso, 569 F.3d 258 (6th Cir.2009), this disposition is not proper. Therefore, we VACATE the judgment and REMAND the case to the district court for further proceedings consistent with the decision in Jones.