Chrivia v. Reed et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
COREY CHRIVIA,
Plaintiff,
v.
KATLIN REED, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 25-11174
Honorable Denise Page Hood
Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Stafford
ORDER TO CLARIFY DEFENDANT MELINDA RUSSELL’S
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Pro se Plaintiff Corey Chrivia filed this prisoner civil rights case under
42 U.S.C. § 1983, suing several defendants. The docket reflects that all
defendants have been served and appeared in this case, except Defendant
Melinda Russell. Chrivia’s complaint states that Russell “is employed as a
medical provider” at the Woodland Center Correctional Facility in Whitmore
Lake, Michigan. ECF No. 1, PageID.3.
The U.S. Marshall sent a request to waive service form to Russell at
the Woodland Center Correctional Facility (ECF No. 11, PageID.51) but no
executed waiver has been filed as to Russell.
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The Court ORDERS counsel for the Michigan Department of
Corrections (MDOC) defendants to clarify, in writing, no later than
December 29, 2025, whether Russell is currently employed at the
Woodland Center Correctional Facility, or any other MDOC facility.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Elizabeth A. Stafford
ELIZABETH A. STAFFORD
United States Magistrate Judge
Dated: December 10, 2025
NOTICE TO PARTIES ABOUT OBJECTIONS
Within 14 days of being served with this order, any party may file
objections with the assigned district judge. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a). The
district judge may sustain an objection only if the order is clearly erroneous
or contrary to law. 28 U.S.C. § 636. 	“When an objection is filed to a
magistrate judge’s ruling on a non-dispositive motion, the ruling
remains in full force and effect unless and until it is stayed by the
magistrate judge or a district judge.” 	E.D. Mich. LR 72.2.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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The undersigned certifies that this document was served on counsel
of record and any unrepresented parties via the Court’s ECF System to
their email or First Class U.S. mail addresses disclosed on the Notice of
Electronic Filing on December 10, 2025.
s/Davon Allen
DAVON ALLEN
Case Manager
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