Mark Foley v. Michigan State Police – LEIN Field Services Unit
Filed in Michigan Court of Claims – June 27, 2025
Case Type: Complaint for Writ of Mandamus
Process Served: June 30, 2025
LANSING, MI – On June 27, 2025, Battle Creek resident Mark Foley filed a formal Complaint for Writ of Mandamus against the Michigan State Police LEIN Field Services Unit in the Michigan Court of Claims. The lawsuit alleges that MSP failed to investigate documented evidence of criminal misconduct involving the Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN), including stalking, death threats, witness intimidation, and LEIN data abuse by two authorized LEIN users, despite its statutory duty to do so.
“This isn’t just about unanswered questions,” Foley said. “It’s about ignored responsibilities and abandoned safeguards. The evidence was real, the risk was real, and the silence from the state was deliberate.”
Key Allegations Include:
- Unauthorized access and misuse of the LEIN database by law enforcement personnel
- Stalking and intimidation carried out under color of law
- A known death threat, substantiated in sworn records recently made to the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission.
- The mysterious involvement of a figure known only as “Michael DeLoach“—whose role, department, and even existence remain unverified.
The complaint spans a 10-page legal brief supported by over 180 pages of sworn affidavits, internal documentation, and official dispatch records, all allegedly dismissed without meaningful investigation.
Legal Grounds Cited in the Complaint:
- Statutory Violations – Failure to investigate breaches of MCL 28.214, MCL 257.208c, and the CJIS/LEIN enforcement framework, which mandates auditing and discipline for misuse.
- Deliberate Indifference – MSP’s refusal to act on evidence of stalking, threats, and officer misconduct, including falsified consent in a police report.
- Constitutional Violations – Denial of due process and equal protection under the 14th Amendment of US Constitution, with the plaintiff denied basic legal access for over a year.
- Obstruction of Remedies – Internal interference by MSP staff, who allegedly redirected the investigation away from the original misconduct and failed to compel identity attorneys so the Plaintiff could access the Michigan Court of Claims.
Public Officials Named, But Protected?
Despite repeated references to “friends and family in the police and courts” by the alleged perpetrator, no one has been compelled to identify the mysterious “Officer DeLoach” or any of the “friends and family in the police and courts” in the originally disclosed threat or explain how confidential LEIN data was used to target a private citizen while in the process of fleeing domestic abuse.
Foley states that neither MSP nor local departments have provided accountability or transparency since 2020, when the initial abuse was reported.
“When police connections lead to special treatment and false reports, it’s not discretion, it’s a clear duty to investigate,” Foley said, “A clear crime demands clear answers and clear accountability.”
For Documents or coverage:
Inquiries can be directed to:
Mark Foley
Email: MFOLIO@YAHOO.COM
Phone: 616-951-3278
All exhibits and filings are available upon request.
