Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit.
No. 2:21-cv-11903—Victoria A. Roberts, District Judge.
Argued: May 3, 2023
Decided and Filed: May 30, 2023
Before: BOGGS, McKEAGUE, and THAPAR, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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BOGGS, Circuit Judge. Five sex offenders allege that the Michigan State Police (MSP)
continued to enforce provisions of Michigan’s Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) against
them even after federal courts declared those provisions unconstitutional. In this 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 action, the plaintiffs seek damages from high-ranking Michigan officials, alleging that
they oversaw and failed to stop the police’s unconstitutional actions. The district court dismissed
the complaint on various grounds, including sovereign immunity, and the plaintiffs appealed. We
affirm, but on different grounds than the district court. The district court properly granted the
motion to dismiss because the plaintiffs fail to state a claim of supervisory liability. |