Weatherspoon v. Dinsa et al

Filing 41

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S 29 Motion for Victim Restitution Order -. Signed by Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen. (CCie)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
MORRIS WEATHERSPOON,
Plaintiff,

No. 17-11196

v.

District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith
Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen

SURJIT DINSA, ET AL.,
Defendants.
/
ORDER
On April 14, 2017, Plaintiff Morris Weatherspoon, a prison inmate in the custody
of the Michigan Department of Corrections, filed a pro se civil complaint under 42
U.S.C. § 1983. Before the Court is his Motion for a Victim Restitution Order under 18
U.S.C. § 3663 [Doc. #29].
The statute in question, 18 U.S.C. § 3663, if contained in the Federal Criminal
Code, and provides that the Court may, when imposing a sentence on a criminal
defendant, order restitution to a victim of the offense. The civil Defendants in this case
have not been convicted of any crimes, and are not subject to criminal sentencing. 18
U.S.C. § 3663 has no application to this case.
Therefore, Plaintiff’s motion [Doc. #29] is DENIED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/ R. Steven Whalen
R. STEVEN WHALEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Dated: October 6, 2017

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was sent to parties of record
on October 6, 2017, electronically and/or by U.S. mail.
s/Carolyn M. Ciesla
Case Manager to the
Honorable R. Steven Whalen