U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Kelvin Nolen v. Steven Ford
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- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- Stephanie Dawkins Davis
- Filed
- June 18, 2026
- Case
- Kelvin Nolen v. Steven Ford
- Case status
- Decided
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 26a0269n.06 Case No. 25-1370 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED Jun 18, 2026 ) KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk KELVIN NOLEN, ) Plaintiff-Appellant, ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE v. ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT ) COURT FOR THE EASTERN STEVEN FORD, ) DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN Defendant-Appellee. ) ) ) OPINION Before: DAVIS, RITZ, and HERMANDORFER, Circuit Judges. DAVIS, Circuit Judge. Kelvin Nolen served over seven years of a life sentence for first- degree murder and related crimes. He was freed from prison after a postconviction investigation found evidence exculpating him, and the state court vacated his convictions at the request of the prosecutor’s office. Following his release, Nolen sued Steven Ford, the detective who investigated the murder, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. Nolen claimed constitutional violations based on Ford’s use of an allegedly unduly suggestive witness identification procedure, failure to turn over exculpatory evidence, and malicious prosecution. Nolen appeals the district court’s decision to dismiss his claims. We affirm. No. 25-1370, Nolen v. Ford I. A. Factual Background On November 4, 2014, someone sho…
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