Prince v. Kent et al

Filing 25

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT HOWARD CROFTS MOTION TO DISMISS [#16]. Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (TBan)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
JAMES JOSEPH PRINCE,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 16-cv-10020
HON. GERSHWIN A. DRAIN

vs.

K. KENT, DHS SPECIALIST, et al.,
Defendants.
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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT HOWARD CROFT’S MOTION TO
DISMISS [#16]
On January 5, 2016, Plaintiff James Prince, proceeding pro se, initiated the
present action against Department of Human Services (“DHS”) Specialist, Mrs. K.
Kent, and the Genesee County DHS alleging that he was deprived of his procedural
and substantive Due Process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment due to the
Defendants failure to approve his application for state disability benefits. On January
8, 2016, the Court granted Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis and his
request for service by the United States Marshal. Prior to service of Plaintiff’s
Complaint, Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint adding Governor Rick Snyder and
the former Water Director for the City of Flint, Howard Croft.
Presently before the Court is Defendant Howard Croft’s Motion to Dismiss or

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for More Definitive Statement, filed on February 22, 2016. Plaintiff filed a Third
Amended Complaint and/or Opposition to Defendants [sic] Response on March 10,
2016. The Court will construe Plaintiff’s filing as a Response in Opposition to the
present motion. A hearing on this matter was held on April 18, 2016.
At the hearing, Plaintiff indicated his intent to dismiss Defendant Croft from
this cause of action. Accordingly, Defendant Croft’s Motion to Dismiss [#16] is
GRANTED.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 18, 2016
/s/ Gershwin A. Drain
GERSHWIN A. DRAIN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Copies of this Order were served upon attorneys
of record and upon James Joseph Prince at 1338
Carman Street, Burton, MI 48529 by electronic
and/or ordinary mail.
/s/ Tanya Bankston
Case Manager

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