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JUDITH E. LEVY, United States District Judge *822This is a class action lawsuit that is part of the litigation collectively referred to as the Flint Water Cases. To those following these cases, the facts are by now well known. Plaintiffs, residents and property owners in Flint, Michigan, were exposed to lead, legionella, and other contaminants within the municipal wate

JUDITH E. LEVY, United States District Judge On April 25, 2014, Flint, Michigan's water switched from the supply provided by the Detroit Water and Sewer Department ("DWSD") to water from the Flint River, treated by the Flint Water Treatment Plant ("FWTP"). As set forth in the complaint, from that switch came the Flint water contamination crisis. The water was not treated properly for human consumption, and the residents of Flint did

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 17–1592 Filed June 29, 2018 GREGORY BALDWIN, Appellee, vs. CITY OF ESTHERVILLE, IOWA; MATT REINEKE, Individually and in his Official Capacity as an officer of the Estherville Police Department; and MATT HELLICKSON, Individually and in his Official Capacity as an officer of the Estherville Police Department, Appellant. Certified questions of law from the Unite

97 Mich. App. 758 (1980) 295 N.W.2d 858 HAYES v. BOOTH NEWSPAPERS, INC. Docket No. 43401. Michigan Court of Appeals. Decided June 3, 1980. Daniel D. Bremer, for plaintiff on appeal. O'Rourke, Goldstein, Joseph & Kelly, P.C., for defendants. Before: DANHOF, C.J., and BEASLEY and CYNAR, JJ. CYNAR, J. <

WISDOM, Circuit Judge: On May 27, 1987, the City of New Orleans agreed to a consent decree (the “Decree”) with a class of African-American police officers (the ‘Williams Class”) who contended that the promotion and hiring policies of the New Orleans Police Department (the “NOPD”) were discriminatory. The Decree, which ended 14 years of protracted litigation, established a syst

ORDER MARC T. TREADWELL, District Judge. Plaintiffs Jane Doe I, Jane Doe II’s parent and natural guardian, and Jane Doe II have sued Defendant Bibb County School District for an alleged violation of Title IX. Though the second amended complaint asserts a single cause of action, the Parties agree the Plaintiffs are asserting two separate theories of liability: one based on the Defendant’s con

440 F.Supp.2d 663 (2006) Thomas D. HANSEN, Plaintiff(s), v. Donald WILLIAMSON, individually and in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Flint, and the City of Flint, Defendant(s). No. 04-74379. United States. District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division. June 20, 2006. ORDER ROBERTS, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION This ma

Lee Boyd Malvo v. State of Maryland No. 29, September Term, 2021. Criminal Procedure – Constitutional Law – Sentencing of Juvenile Offender – Homicide. Recent Supreme Court decisions have held that the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution does not permit a sentence of life without parole for a juvenile offender convicted of homicide if the sentencing court determines that the offender’s crime was the result of transient immaturity, as opposed to permanent incorrigibility. That c

ON REMAND Before: BECKERING, EJ., and WHITBECK and M. J. Kelly, JJ. Per CURIAM. This case returns to us on remand from our Supreme Court to reconsider whether the trial court properly dismissed plaintiff Devon Scott Bailey’s claims against defendants T.J. Realty, Inc., which did business under the name Hi-Tech Protection, Inc. (Hi-Tech), Evergreen Regency Townhomes, Ltd. (Evergreen

Lee Boyd Malvo v. State of Maryland No. 29, September Term, 2021. Criminal Procedure – Constitutional Law – Sentencing of Juvenile Offender – Homicide. Recent Supreme Court decisions have held that the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution does not permit a sentence of life without parole for a juvenile offender convicted of homicide if the sentencing court determines that the offender’s crime was the result of transient immaturity, as opposed to permanent incorrigibility. That c

Lee Boyd Malvo v. State of Maryland No. 29, September Term, 2021. Criminal Procedure – Constitutional Law – Sentencing of Juvenile Offender – Homicide. Recent Supreme Court decisions have held that the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution does not permit a sentence of life without parole for a juvenile offender convicted of homicide if the sentencing court determines that the offender’s crime was the result of transient immaturity, as opposed to permanent incorrigibility. That c

Reversed by published opinion. Judge WIDENER wrote the opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote a concurring opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote a concurring opinion. OPINION WIDENER, Circuit Judge. Introduction The State of Maryland appeals from the district court’s grant of Kevin Wiggins’ 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court invali

967 F.Supp. 242 (1997) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Carlos Undry HICKS, Defendant. No. 96-CR-80335-DT. United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division. May 27, 1997. *243 Robert W. Haviland, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Flint, MI, for Plaintiff. Cornelius Pitts, Detroit, MI, for Defendant. OPIN

OPINION JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge. Based on confusing statements overheard by a 911 operator, several police officers pulled over Kishna Brown, ordered her out of her car at gunpoint, threw her to the ground, handcuffed her, and detained her in handcuffs for approximately ten minutes. Brown sued three officers who seized her, among other defendants, br

PRESIDING JUSTICE McBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court: Wisconsin defendants Cascade Mountain, Inc., and The Walz Family Corporation bring this appeal under Supreme Court Rule 306(a)(3) from an order of the circuit court of Cook County denying their motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ tort claim for lack of personal jurisdic

855 N.E.2d 243 (2006) 305 Ill.Dec. 352 Gary and Sharon ROSIER, Individually and as Parents and Next Friends of Steven Rosier, a Disabled Minor, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CASCADE MOUNTAIN, INC., and The Walz Family Corporation, Defendants-Appellants. No. 1-05-3457. Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division. September 11, 2006.

RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 22a0236p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT ┐ IN RE: FLINT WATER CASES. │ _________________________________________

522 N.W.2d 771 (1994) Rod WOODRUFF, d/b/a Buffalo Beer, Appellee, v. MEADE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, Appellant. Nos. 18490, 18491. Supreme Court of South Dakota. Considered on Briefs April 27, 1994. Reassigned July 29, 1994. Decided October 12, 1994. Rehearing Granted November 28, 1994.

Filed 1/30/14 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) S105097 v. ) ) DEWEY JOE DUFF, ) ) Sacramento County Defendant and Appellant. )

739 N.W.2d 523 (2007) 479 Mich. 599 PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bernard George HARPER, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. People of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesse Gene Burns, Defendant-Appellant. Docket Nos. 130988, 131898. Calendar Nos. 6 & 7. Supreme Court of Michigan. Argued April 12, 2007.