Sixth Circuit, Joining Circuit Split, Rejects “Nullity Rule” as Ground to Dismiss Pro Se Case Filed by an Estate Administrator

In Estate of Elijah Isham v. Richardson, No. 25-3942 (6th Cir. Nov. 2, 2026), the Sixth Circuit holds that the district court erred in dismissing a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case originally filed pro se by the father of a decedent, holding that there is no jurisdictional or other infirmity that would render such aContinue reading “Sixth Circuit, Joining Circuit Split, Rejects “Nullity Rule” as Ground to Dismiss Pro Se Case Filed by an Estate Administrator”