Saturday, February 15, 2025


Selected New Judicial Opinions

Judge Filed Case
Judge David M. Lawson 1/24/2025 [24-51057] J. ALEX HALDERMAN v. HERRING NETWORKS, INC., et al.

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO QUASH OR MODIFY NON-PARTY SUBPOENA

Judge David M. Lawson 1/16/2025 [23-12113] MAISOON RENICK, personal representative of the Estate of SELENA PEREZ v. DEARBORN HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT #7, AARON MOLLETT, and DR. TYRONE WEEKS

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS, DENYING AS MOOT PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO DISMISS CERTAIN STATE LAW CLAIMS, AND DISMISSING CASE

Judge David M. Lawson 12/23/2024 [24-20151] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MAHDI HOWARD

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO SUPPRESS EVIDENCE

Judge David M. Lawson 12/16/2024 [20-13293] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE, AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA

ORDER GRANTING IN PART MONITOR'S MOTION TO ENFORCE CONSENT DECREE AND DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO CLARIFY CONSENT DECREE

Judge David M. Lawson 11/8/2024 [24-20429] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ANOTNIO JOHNSON

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTIONS TO DISMISS INDICTMENT

Judge David M. Lawson 10/29/2024 [24-20083] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. TYRESE JOHNSON

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION TO SUPPRESS EVIDENCE AND MOTION TO DISMISS INDICTMENT

Judge David M. Lawson 9/30/2024 [23-11666] JAVAN JERRELLE WILSON, SR. v NATHANIEL SMITH et al.

OPINION AND ORDER ADOPTING IN PART AND REJECTING IN PART REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION, SUSTAINING AND OVERRULING CERTAIN OBJECTIONS, DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS, DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, WITHDRAWING REFERENCE, AND SCHEDULING STATUS CONFERENCE

Judge David M. Lawson 9/17/2024 [22-10883] DEON GLENN v. JODI McCLELLAN and TERI MASSEY

OPINION AND ORDER ADOPTING IN PART REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION, SUSTAINING IN PART AND OVERRULING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S OBJECTIONS, GRANTING DEFENDANT McCLELLAN’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, VACATING ORDER OF REFERENCE, AND SETTING STATUS CONFERENCE

Judge David M. Lawson 8/19/2024 [19-20652] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. STEVEN KING

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING GOVERNMENT'S MOTION FOR ENTRY OF ORDER OF FORFEITURE AND MOTION TO AMEND JUDGMENT

Judge David M. Lawson 8/1/2024 [21-11494] GREGORY TUCKER v. RANDEE REWERTS

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

Judge David M. Lawson 7/17/2024 [22-12021] LAURA BENY v. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN BOARD OF REGENTS, and MARK M. WEST

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Judge David M. Lawson 7/2/2024 [23-20275] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. TYRESE MARTEZ JONES

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS INDICTMENT

Judge David M. Lawson 6/25/2024 [23-11585] WILLIAM LEHMAN v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR and JULIE A. SU

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS, GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS, AND REMANDING CASE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Judge David M. Lawson 6/18/2024 [22-3040] IN RE: CHRYSLER PACIFICA FIRE RECALL PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

OPINION AND ORDER SUSTAINING DEFENDANT’S OBJECTIONS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S DISCOVERY ORDER, VACATING ORDER, AND GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

Judge David M. Lawson 6/11/2024 [16-20414] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ALVIN COATES

ORDER DENYING REDUCTION OF SENTENCE

Judge David M. Lawson 5/20/2024 [23-51467] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DONALD STANLEY LAVIGNE and STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART GOVERNMENT’S REQUEST FOR A CONTINUING WRIT OF GARNISHMENT

Judge David M. Lawson 5/17/2024 [23-20431] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. SAMER YOUSSEF

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART GOVERNMENT’S MOTION FOR INTERLOCUTORY SALE OF VESSEL SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE AND SETTING SALE CONDITIONS

Judge David M. Lawson 5/15/2024 [16-20414] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MARCUS GILBERT

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION TO REDUCE SENTENCE

Judge David M. Lawson 3/12/2024 [16-10277] CONCERNED PASTORS FOR SOCIAL ACTION et al. v. NICK A. KHOURI et al.

ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR CONTEMPT

Judge David M. Lawson 2/29/2024 [24-10287] CITY OF PONTIAC v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF PONTIAC VEBA TRUST

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION