Summary
This federal district court order addresses the plaintiff's second motion for injunctive relief concerning alleged physical injuries and medical conditions. The court directs the defendants to submit specific photographs and complete medical records under seal within fourteen days and to notify the court whether they intend to assert a defense based on failure to exhaust administrative remedies. The order further notes that a prior litigation stay tied to the defendant employer's bankruptcy has been lifted and establishes a deadline for any summary judgment motion raising the exhaustion defense.
Topics
Practice areas
Questions Presented
- Whether plaintiff has exhausted his administrative remedies before seeking injunctive relief
- Whether the court should grant the preliminary injunction
Key quotations
“IT IS SO ORDERED this 31st day of July, 2025.” (end)
Factual background
Plaintiff Michael Perry Muhammad alleges injuries to his leg and cysts on his neck and seeks a preliminary injunction against the defendants.
Procedural history
The court previously ordered the defendants to obtain and file photographs of plaintiff's injured leg and neck cysts. That order was stayed by the Wellpath bankruptcy case but the stay has been lifted. The court has not yet received the photographs.
Remand instructions
Defendants must file under seal the photographs and plaintiff's complete medical record within fourteen days and must notify the court within fourteen days whether they intend to raise a defense that plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies. If so, the defense must be raised by a motion for summary judgment no later than September 30, 2025.