Court Opinion

ID: 9849118
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 04:34:54.188419+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:19:01.457528
License: Public Domain

J. H. Gillis, P.J.
(concurring in part and dissenting in part). I disagree with the majority’s conclusion that the state is not a "person” for purposes of 42 USC 1983. Rather, I would adopt the reasoning advanced by Judge Wahls in Karchefske v Dep’t of Mental Health, 143 Mich App 1; 371 NW2d 876 (1985), on this point. However, because I agree that this action against the state is precluded on the grounds of governmental immunity, Ross v Consumers Power Co, 420 Mich 567; 363 NW2d 641 (1985), I concur in the reversal.