{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.5503","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5503","heading":"Exhaustion of administrative remedies; dismissal; appointment of counsel; prohibition.","body":"Sec. 5503.\n\nA prisoner shall not file an action concerning prison conditions until the prisoner has exhausted all available administrative remedies.\n\nThe court shall on its own motion or on the motion of a party dismiss an action concerning prison conditions brought by a prisoner as to 1 or more defendants if the court is satisfied that the action is frivolous or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from the requested relief.\n\nThe court shall not appoint counsel paid for in whole or in part at taxpayer expense to a prisoner for the purpose of filing a civil action concerning prison conditions.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 600","Act Act-236-of-1961"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5503","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"17c529169bafc3d9a20b599a28b33629bb21ef02fe847dc0c7467fb2a9338bbd","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.5501","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.5505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}