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Timothy King, et al. v. Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 20-2205

Certiorari denied · February 22, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

ERIK A. GRILL HEATHER S. MEINGAST Michigan Department of Attorney General Civil Litigation, Employment & Elections Division Attorney for Defendants/Respondents Attorneys for GRETCHEN WHITMER, in her official capacity as Governor of the State of Michigan, JOCELYN BENSON, as Michigan Secretary of State and the Michigan BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS PO Box 30736 Lansing, MI 48909 517-335-7659 Email: grille@michigan.gov DARRYL BRESSACK DAVID H. FINK and NATHAN J. FINK Attorneys for Intervenor Defendant and Respondent City of Detroit 38500 Woodward Avenue; Suite 350 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 248-971-2500 Email: dbressack@finkbressack.com ANDREW A. PATERSON, JR. Attorney for Robert Davis 46350 Grand River Ave. Novi, MI 48374 248 568-9712 Email: aap43@hotmail.com MARY ELLEN GUREWITZ Attorney for Intervenor Democratic National Committee Cummings & Cummings Law PLLC 423 North Main Street; Suite 200 Royal Oak, MI 48067 313-204-6979 Email: megurewitz@gmail.com SCOTT R. ELDRIDGE Attorney for Intervenor Defendant Michigan Democratic Party Miller, Canfield, One Michigan Avenue; Suite 900 Lansing, MI 48933-1609 517-483-4918 Email: eldridge@millercanfield.com

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Howard Kleinhendler
Howard Kleinhendler Esquire

For respondent
David H. Fink
Fink Bressack, PLLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Mar 26 2021
    Amicus brief of Todd C. Bank submitted.
  2. Mar 15 2021
    Amicus brief of Todd C. Bank not accepted for filing. (March 25, 2021)
  3. Feb 22 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  4. Feb 18 2021
    Amicus brief of Todd C. Bank not accepted for filing. (March 10, 2021)
  5. Feb 17 2021
    Amicus brief of Todd C. Bank not accepted for filing. (February 18, 2021)
  6. Feb 03 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
  7. Jan 14 2021
    Brief of respondent City of Detroit in opposition filed.
  8. Jan 14 2021
    Brief of respondents Gretchen Whitmer, Governor; et al. in opposition filed.
  9. Jan 11 2021
    Motion to expedite consideration filed by petitioners DENIED
  10. Jan 08 2021
    Amicus brief of Todd C. Bank not accepted for filing. (February 17, 2021)
  11. Dec 30 2020
    Letter of December 30, 2020 from counsel for petitioner submitted.
  12. Dec 28 2020
    Response to motion from respondent Gretchen Whitmer, Governor, et al. filed.
  13. Dec 18 2020
    Motion to Consolidate and Expedite Consideration of the Emergency Petition and, to Expedite Merits Briefing and Oral Argument in the Event that the Court Grants the Petition, and to Expedite Consideration of this Motion filed by petitioner Timothy King.
  14. Dec 18 2020
    Amicus brief of Todd C. Bank not accepted for filing. (January 08, 2021)
  15. Dec 15 2020
    Supplemental brief of petitioner Timothy King filed.
  16. Dec 13 2020
    Proposal under Rule 32.3 to lodge new evidence with the Clerk filed by counsel for petitioners.
  17. Dec 11 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due January 14, 2021)