BERNARD ANTOINE HARDRICK v. ERICA HUSS, Warden; TRISHA KUBONT MASKER, RN; CHRISTY NEGRINELLI, RN; CHARLES SCOTT, Health Unit Manager - Articles

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BERNARD ANTOINE HARDRICK v. ERICA HUSS, Warden; TRISHA KUBONT MASKER, RN; CHRISTY NEGRINELLI, RN; CHARLES SCOTT, Health Unit Manager

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Sep 9, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Sara E. Trudgeon, OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellees.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Bernard Hardrick, Baraga, Michigan, pro se.

Judge(s): NORRIS, MOORE, and BLOOMEKATZ, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan at Marquette

PER CURIAM. Bernard Antoine Hardrick, a pro se Michigan prisoner, sued several officials at the Marquette Branch Prison for civil rights violations stemming from his hazardous living conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hardrick alleged that an industrial-sized fan blew dangerously cold air and dust into his cell, causing him to cough up blood. Despite knowing of this dangerous condition, Warden Erica Huss allegedly refused to avert the fan because Hardrick had filed grievances against her, thereby violating his First and Eighth Amendment rights. Hardrick also alleged that Warden Huss and members of the prison’s medical staff endangered his health by erroneously designating him as having COVID-19 and placing him in housing with prisoners who had tested positive for the virus, thereby violating his Eighth Amendment rights. The district court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss all of Hardrick’s claims. We reverse as to Hardrick’s First Amendment retaliation claim against Warden Huss and affirm as to all other claims.

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