ORDER FOR ATTORNEY FEE AND COST DISTRIBUTION At a session of said Court, held in the Courtroom thereof, located in the City of Detroit, County of Wayne and State of Michigan on December 12, 2012. PRESENT: HON. GEORGE S. STEEH, U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE GEORGE C. STEEH, District Judge. The Court, having been duly advised in the premises and understanding the confidential nature of said settlement. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the "Total Settlement Proceeds" identified in the "Confidential...
ORDER OF DISMISSAL At a session of said Court, held in the City of Detroit, County of Wayne, Michigan, on the 12 th day of December, 2012. PRESENT: HONORABLE GEORGE CARAM STEEH GEORGE CARAM STEEH, District Judge. This Court being duly advised in the premises and understanding the confidential nature of said settlement, and the Plaintiffs' determination to dismiss all claims against Nyloncraft, Inc. with prejudice and without costs to any party; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Settlement...
CONSENT JUDGMENT GEORGE CARAM STEEH, District Judge. This matter having come before the Court upon the United States' complaint; the parties having reached an agreement; and the Court being duly advised in the premises, now therefore The Court finds: That Defendant is indebted to the United States for unpaid restitution in the amount of $47,437.00; That Defendant is currently without assets sufficient to pay the judgment in full; and That it is in the best interests of the parties to...
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT DAVID M. LAWSON, District Judge. Painting the Mackinac Bridge is an enormous, labor-intensive task, but it must be done with regularity. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) outsources that project by means of a sealed bid method. The plaintiff in this case, 360 Construction Company, was the successful low bidder on a request for proposal that was returned in June 2010 to clean and...
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO PERMIT SUBSTITUTED SERVICE ON WITNESS ALLEN JEFFERY SIMMONS GEORGE C. STEEH, District Judge. THIS MATTER having been brought before the Court upon Defendants' Motion to Permit Substituted Service on Witness Allen Jeffery Simmons, and the Court being fully advised in the premises; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Defendants' Motion to Permit Substituted Service on Witness Allen Jeffery Simmons is GRANTED; 2. Defendants shall be allowed to serve a...
CONSENT JUDGMENT PATRICK J. DUGGAN, District Judge. This matter having come before the Court upon the United States' complaint and the parties have reached an agreement and the Court being duly advised in the premises, now therefore The Court finds: That Defendant is indebted to the United States for unpaid restitution in the amount of $20,510.00, That Defendant is currently without assets sufficient to pay the judgment in full; and That it is in the best interests of the parties to...
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [47] NANCY G. EDMUNDS, District Judge. From 1998 through 2008, Plaintiff Sam Tocco gave millions of dollars to Joseph Zada, either as loans or for investments, and it is undisputed that Zada still owes Tocco approximately $5 million. (Defs.' Exs. 13, Pl.'s Ans. to Interrog. No. 2; Ex. 33, Prom. Notes and Debt Acknowledgment Form.) It is also undisputed that some of the money that Tocco gave to Zada for investments was money...
OPINION AND ORDER LAWRENCE P. ZATKOFF, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION This matter is before the Court on Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket # 44). The Motion for Summary Judgment has been fully briefed. 1 The Court also must address Defendants' Objections to the Magistrate's Order Regarding Discovery (Docket # 45), which also has been fully briefed, and Defendants' Motion for Stay of Effect of Magistrate's Order (Docket # 51). The Court finds that the facts and legal arguments...
FINAL JUDGMENT MARK A. GOLDSMITH, District Judge. On March 30, 2012, the Court issued its OPINION AND ORDER (1) ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION AND (2) DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO VACATE ARBITRATION AWARD (DKT. 90). On August 20, 2012, the Court issued its OPINION AND ORDER (DKT. 110) GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO CONFIRM JULY 12, 2011 OPINION RE: PREVAILING PARTY (DKT.91) AND PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO CLARIFY THE FINALITY OF...
AGREED MUTUAL PROTECTIVE ORDER ROBERT H. CLELAND, District Judge. It is hereby stipulated and agreed, by and between Plaintiff Ronald B. Levin and Defendant Experian Information Solutions, Inc. as follows: BACKGROUND A. Documents and information have been and may be sought, produced or exhibited by and among the parties to this action relating to trade secrets, confidential research, development, technology and other proprietary information belonging to the Defendants and/or personal...
OPINION AND ORDER CONDITIONALLY GRANTING THE PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS ARTHUR J. TARNOW, Senior District Judge. Petitioner Junior Fred Blackston has filed a pro se habeas corpus petition challenging his Van Buren County conviction for first-degree murder. The Court has determined that Petitioner's Sixth Amendment right of confrontation and his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process were violated by the trial court's refusal to permit Petitioner to impeach the prior testimony...
CONSENT JUDGMENT PATRICK J. DUGGAN, District Judge. Whereas, the instant matter, bearing Case No. 2:11-cv-12773 was filed by Westfield Insurance Company ("Westfield") seeking a declaration of its rights under Westfield's policy of insurance to Milan 2000 Furnishings, Ltd., ("Milan 2000"), Policy No. BOP 3 160 735, with the policy period July 10, 2007 to July 10, 2008 for certain locations including the property located at 51124 Sass Road, Chesterfield, Michigan ("the Westfield Policy");...
OPINION AND ORDER VICTORIA A. ROBERTS, District Judge. I. SUMMARY Pending before the Court are three dispositive motions arising from events that occurred on May 31, 2018: 1. Plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment against the City of Detroit ("the City") (Doc. 81). Plaintiffs say that all of the actions taken by Defendant police officers on May 31, 2008, (arrest, search, seizure of property, excessive force, prosecution and due process violations) were pursuant to unlawful...
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS (Doc. 12) AND DISMISSING CASE AVERN COHN, District Judge. I. Introduction This purports to be a 42 U.S.C. 1983 case. Plaintiff Donald J. Williamson (Williamson), was mayor of defendant, the City of Flint (Flint), from 2003 to 2009. Defendant Peter Bade (Bade) was the chief legal officer of Flint beginning in August, 2009. Defendant Dayne Walling (Walling) is now the mayor of Flint. Defendant Michael Brown (Brown) is the Emergency...
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (DKT. 41) MARK A. RANDON, United States Magistrate Judge. This is an action for breach of contract under a standard flood insurance policy ("SFIP"). Defendant, Fidelity National Property and Casualty Insurance Company ("Fidelity"), issued an SFIP to Plaintiffs, David and Debra Touchton ("Plaintiffs"). Plaintiffs allege that Fidelity unlawfully refused to cover two flood loss claims. Fidelity's motion for summary judgment is...
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS PRODUCED DURING DISCOVERY DENISE PAGE HOOD, District Judge. The parties having agreed through their respective counsel that Defendant may produce confidential information and/or documents during the course of discovery, which includes certain business records and personnel-related information and documents; the parties having agreed that such records and information be subject to the terms contained in this...
ORDER DENISE PAGE HOOD, District Judge. In this case, the Plaintiff, Orlando Marion, contends that the Defendant, Three employees of the Detroit Police Department caused him to suffer physical injuries and emotional distress as the result of an alleged unwarranted physical altercation. The complaint was filed on June 7, 2012, followed by the issuance of a summons. Currently before the Court is a motion filed by Plaintiff on October 23, 2012, in which he seeks to obtain an extension of the...
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION 1 MOTIONS FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS (Dkt. 250, 251) MICHAEL HLUCHANIUK, Magistrate Judge. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY The complaint in this matter was filed on December 15, 2008, alleging several federal and state causes of action. (Dkt. 1). Jurisdiction over the state claims was based on the court's supplemental jurisdiction regarding such matters. The subsequent litigation resulted in a narrowing of the permissible claims on behalf of the plaintiffs until there...
OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT GERALD E. ROSEN, Chief Judge. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff LaCesha Brintley, M.D. commenced this action on October 9, 2009 in this Court, asserting claims of race and gender discrimination under federal and state law, and state common law breach of contract and tort claims, against Defendants St. Mary Mercy Hospital ("SMMH"); Gilbert Roc, M.D., the Chair of SMMH's Department of Surgery; Asit Gokli, M.D., SMMH's Chief Medical...
AMENDED OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND/OR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS MARK A. GOLDSMITH, District Judge. I. Introduction This matter is presently before the Court on Plaintiff's motion for a temporary restraining order and/or preliminary injunction (Dkt. 3) and Defendants' motion to dismiss (Dkt. 20). For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants Plaintiff's motion and denies Defendants' motion....
