A notorious then-teenage drug-dealing informant in Detroit waited too long to sue state and federal law enforcement for what he said were egregious civil rights violations that stretched decades, the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday.
The allegations presented by Richard Wershe Jr. “if true, are deeply troubling,” the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit said. However, the statutes of limitations for the claims have long expired, the court ruled.
The ruling affirms a decision to dismiss the case made by an Eastern District of Michigan judge who said Wershe, who was in prison from 1987 to 2020, filed his ...
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