Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit January 26, 2001, No. 00-1385 (Fleece v. Rhines)

Norman J. Fleece, a pro se Michigan resident, appeals a district court judgment dismissing his civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Fleece also raised the state law tort claims of false imprisonment, assault, and battery. This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 34(j)(l), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.