Michigan Eastern District Court
Judge:George Caram Steeh
Referred: Michael J Hluchaniuk
Case #: 2:20-cv-11020
Nature of Suit440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights
Cause42:1983 Civil Rights Act
Case Filed:Apr 25, 2020
Terminated:Jan 04, 2021
Last checked: Thursday Oct 22, 2020 5:10 AM EDT
Defendant
Gretchen Whitmer
Represented By
Joshua O. Booth
State Of Michigan
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Joseph T. Froehlich
Michigan Department Of Attorney General
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Christopher M. Allen
Michigan Attorney General
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John G. Fedynsky
State Of Michigan Attorney General'S Office
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Plaintiff
Lyn Allen
Represented By
Matthew E. Gronda
Matthew E. Gronda, J.D., P.L.C.
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Philip L. Ellison
Outside Legal Counsel PLC
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Andrew F. Fink, III
Fink & Fink, PLLC
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Plaintiff
Cincinnatus, LLC
Represented By
Matthew E. Gronda
Matthew E. Gronda, J.D., P.L.C.
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Philip L. Ellison
Outside Legal Counsel PLC
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Andrew F. Fink, III
Fink & Fink, PLLC
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GPO Jul 10 2020
ORDER Denying Plaintiffs' 12 Motion to Exclude Exhibits. Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (BSau)
GPO Jul 17 2020
ORDER Denying Defendant's 11 Motion to Dismiss as Moot. Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (BSau)
GPO Jan 04 2021
ORDER Granting Defendant's 20 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (BSau)

Docket last updated: 22 minutes ago
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
31 31 appeal Appeal Mandate Tue 08/17 2:58 PM
MANDATE from U.S. Court of Appeals - Sixth Circuit as to30 Appeal Order/Opinion/Judgment,28 Notice of Appeal filed by Lyn Allen, Cincinnatus, LLC [Appeal Case Number 21-1019 (TTho)
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Monday, July 26, 2021
30 30 appeal Appeal Order/Opinion/Judgment Mon 07/26 11:35 AM
OPINION from U.S. Court of Appeals - Sixth Circuit re28 Notice of Appeal filed by Lyn Allen, Cincinnatus, LLC [Appeal Case Number 21-1019 (TTho)
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Tuesday, January 12, 2021
29 29 appeal Certificate of Service of Notice of Appeal - 6th Circuit* Tue 01/12 12:30 PM
Certificate of Service re28 Notice of Appeal. (TTho)
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Monday, January 11, 2021
28 28 appeal Notice of Appeal - 6th Circuit Mon 01/11 4:59 PM
NOTICE OF APPEAL by All Plaintiffs re27 Judgment. Receipt No: AMIEDC-8267762 - Fee: $ 505 - Fee Status: Fee Paid. (Ellison, Philip)
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Monday, January 04, 2021
27 27 order Judgment* Mon 01/04 4:09 PM
JUDGMENT. Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (BSau)
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26 26 9 pgs order Order on Motion to Dismiss Mon 01/04 4:03 PM
ORDER Granting Defendant's20 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (BSau)
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Thursday, September 24, 2020
25 25 respoth Reply - Free Thu 09/24 11:57 AM
REPLY Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss by Gretchen Whitmer. (Froehlich, Joseph)
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Thursday, September 10, 2020
24 24 minutes ~Util - Set Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings Stipulation and Order Thu 09/10 9:42 AM
STIPULATED ORDER Extending Deadline for Defendant's Reply Brief in Support of20 MOTION to Dismiss Brief in Support and Certificate of Service : Reply due by 9/24/2020 . Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (BSau)
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Monday, August 31, 2020
23 23 respm Response to Motion Mon 08/31 6:47 PM
RESPONSE to20 MOTION to Dismiss Brief in Support and Certificate of Service filed by All Plaintiffs. (Ellison, Philip)
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order Text-Only Order ~Util - Terminate Motions Mon 08/31 2:26 PM
TEXT-ONLY ORDER Granting22 Ex Parte MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages filed by Lyn Allen, Cincinnatus, LLC. Entered by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (BSau)
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Saturday, August 29, 2020
22 22 motion File Excess Pages Sat 08/29 8:20 AM
Ex Parte MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Lyn Allen, Cincinnatus, LLC. (Ellison, Philip)
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Monday, August 17, 2020
21 21 minutes ~Util - Set Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings Stipulation and Order Mon 08/17 4:24 PM
STIPULATED ORDER Extending Deadline for Plaintiff's Response to20 MOTION to Dismiss. Response due by 9/1/2020 . Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (BSau)
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Wednesday, July 29, 2020
order Text-Only Order ~Util - Terminate Motions Wed 07/29 8:49 AM
TEXT-ONLY ORDER Granting19 MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages with Brief in Support and Certificate of Service filed by Gretchen Whitmer. Entered by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (BSau)
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Tuesday, July 28, 2020
20 20 motion Dismiss Tue 07/28 4:08 PM
MOTION to Dismiss Brief in Support and Certificate of Service by Gretchen Whitmer. (Froehlich, Joseph)
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Att: 1 Index of Exhibits A-L,
Att: 2 Exhibit A - 2020-05-28-COVID19 Report 23 version 2,
Att: 3 Exhibit B - Modes of Transmission of Virus Causing COVID19,
Att: 4 Exhibit C - Social Distancing, Quarantine and Isolation,
Att: 5 Exhibit D - Evidence Support Transmission of SARS Coronavirus 2,
Att: 6 Exhibit E - How to Protect Yourself,
Att: 7 Exhibit F - COVID19 Health Data Information,
Att: 8 Exhibit G - Opinion and Order Granting Motion to Dismiss; Martinko, et al. v. Whitmer, USDC-ED 20-cv-10931,
Att: 9 Exhibit H - Order; League of Independent Fitness, et al. v. Whitmer, Sixth Circuit No. 20-1581
Att: 10 Exhibit I - Opinion; CH Royal Oaks, LLC v. Whitmer, USDC-WD 20-570,
Att: 11 Exhibit J - Opinion and Order, Martinko, et al. v. Whitmer, et al., MI Court of Claims 20-00062 MM,
Att: 12 Exhibit K - Detroit Free Press Article,
Att: 13 Exhibit L - NBC Article
19 19 motion File Excess Pages Tue 07/28 3:54 PM
MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages with Brief in Support and Certificate of Service by Gretchen Whitmer. (Froehlich, Joseph)
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Friday, July 17, 2020
18 18 2 pgs order Order on Motion to Dismiss Fri 07/17 12:03 PM
ORDER Denying Defendant's11 Motion to Dismiss as Moot. Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (BSau)
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Tuesday, July 14, 2020
17 17 respm Response to Motion Tue 07/14 11:00 AM
RESPONSE to11 MOTION to Dismiss as Moot filed by All Plaintiffs. (Ellison, Philip)
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16 16 cmp Civil Case - Complaint, Amended Tue 07/14 10:44 AM
AMENDED COMPLAINT filed by Lyn Allen, Cincinnatus, LLC against Gretchen Whitmer. NO NEW PARTIES ADDED. (Ellison, Philip)
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1 - EO2020-42,
Att: 2 Exhibit 2 - LLC Record,
Att: 3 Exhibit 3 - Fish House Schedule
Friday, July 10, 2020
15 15 3 pgs order Order on Motion - Free Fri 07/10 1:48 PM
ORDER Denying Plaintiffs'12 Motion to Exclude Exhibits. Signed by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (BSau)
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Tuesday, July 07, 2020
14 14 respm Reply to Response to Motion Tue 07/07 3:20 PM
REPLY to Response re12 MOTION re11 MOTION to Dismiss to Exclude Exhibits Pursuant to Rule 12(d) or Alternatively to Strike filed by Lyn Allen, Cincinnatus, LLC. (Ellison, Philip)
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13 13 respm Response to Motion Tue 07/07 1:07 PM
RESPONSE to12 MOTION re11 MOTION to Dismiss to Exclude Exhibits Pursuant to Rule 12(d) or Alternatively to Strike filed by Gretchen Whitmer. (Froehlich, Joseph)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A: LIFFT v. Whitmer, ___ F.3d ___ (slip opinion), Sixth Cir. No. 20-1581 (June 24, 2020)
Thursday, June 25, 2020
order Text-Only Order Thu 06/25 12:47 PM
TEXT-ONLY ORDER: Defendant must file a response to Plaintiff's12 MOTION re11 MOTION to Dismiss to Exclude Exhibits Pursuant to Rule 12(d) or Alternatively to Strike filed by Lyn Allen, Cincinnatus, LLC bye July 8, 2020 . Entered by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (BSau)
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
12 12 motion Motion - Free Wed 06/24 6:33 PM
MOTION re11 MOTION to Dismiss to Exclude Exhibits Pursuant to Rule 12(d) or Alternatively to Strike by Lyn Allen, Cincinnatus, LLC. (Ellison, Philip)
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11 11 motion Dismiss Wed 06/24 11:11 AM
MOTION to Dismiss by Gretchen Whitmer. (Froehlich, Joseph)
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Att: 1 Index of Exhibits,
Att: 2 Exhibit A: Report 23: State-level tracking of COVID-19,
Att: 3 Exhibit B: ABC News Article,
Att: 4 Exhibit C: Detroit News Article,
Att: 5 Exhibit D: Executive Order No. 2020-42,
Att: 6 Exhibit E: covid19.healthdata.org Information,
Att: 7 Exhibit F: Opinion and Order Granting Defendants Motion,
Att: 8 Exhibit G: Opinion and Order Denying Plaintiffs Motion,
Att: 9 Exhibit H: Detroit Free Press Article,
Att: 10 Exhibit I: NBCNews Article
10 10 motion File Excess Pages Wed 06/24 10:59 AM
MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Gretchen Whitmer. (Froehlich, Joseph)
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order Text-Only Order ~Util - Terminate Motions Wed 06/24 1:27 PM
TEXT-ONLY ORDER Granting10 MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages filed by Gretchen Whitmer. Entered by District Judge George Caram Steeh. (BSau)
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Monday, May 04, 2020
9 9 notice Appearance Mon 05/04 11:38 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew E. Gronda on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Gronda, Matthew)
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Friday, May 01, 2020
8 8 misc Attorney Appearance Fri 05/01 1:20 PM
ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Andrew F. Fink, III appearing on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Fink, Andrew)
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020
7 7 service Waiver of Service Executed - 60 Day Tue 04/28 1:37 PM
WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Gretchen Whitmer waiver sent on 4/25/2020, answer due 6/24/2020. (Froehlich, Joseph)
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6 6 misc Attorney Appearance Tue 04/28 1:32 PM
ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Christopher M. Allen appearing on behalf of Gretchen Whitmer with Certificate of Service (Allen, Christopher)
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5 5 misc Attorney Appearance Tue 04/28 1:29 PM
ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Joshua O. Booth appearing on behalf of Gretchen Whitmer with Certificate of Service (Booth, Joshua)
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4 4 misc Attorney Appearance Tue 04/28 1:26 PM
ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: John G. Fedynsky appearing on behalf of Gretchen Whitmer with Certificate of Service (Fedynsky, John)
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3 3 misc Attorney Appearance Tue 04/28 1:22 PM
ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Joseph T. Froehlich appearing on behalf of Gretchen Whitmer with Certificate of Service (Froehlich, Joseph)
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Monday, April 27, 2020
2 2 service Summons Issued* Mon 04/27 11:17 AM
SUMMONS Issued for *Gretchen Whitmer* (DAll)
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notice Notice to Parties of Consent of a Civil Action before a Magistrate Judge Option Mon 04/27 11:18 AM
A United States Magistrate Judge of this Court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636c and FRCP 73. The Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form is available for download at[LINK:http://www.mied.uscourts.gov] (DAll)
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Saturday, April 25, 2020
1 1 cmp Civil Case - Complaint Sat 04/25 9:31 AM
COMPLAINT filed by All Plaintiffs against Gretchen Whitmer. Plaintiff requests summons issued. Receipt No: AMIEDC-7762968 - Fee: $ 400. County of 1st Plaintiff: Wayne - County Where Action Arose: Wayne - County of 1st Defendant: Ingham. [ Previously dismissed case: No] [ Possible companion case(s): None ] (Ellison, Philip)
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1 - EO 2020-42,
Att: 2 Exhibit 2 - LLC Record