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Michael Smallwood v. William Paul Nichols, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 19-2237 · judgment May 24, 2021


Certiorari denied · February 22, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

I Can state and federal agencies use private entities, as agents of the government to commits acts of unlawful search and seizure, and deprivation of a liberty interest to medical care, that the government agencies themselves, are not permitted to commit under the U.S constitution ?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael Smallwood

For respondent
Phillip J. DeRosier
Dickinson Wright PLLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Related
Vide, 21-6309, 21-6392, 21-6535, 21-6545

Proceedings

  1. Feb 22 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 07 2022
    Waiver of right of respondents Monroe County Defendants to respond filed.
  3. Jan 12 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
  4. Jan 06 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  5. Dec 22 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent State of Michigan; Bill Schuette; Dana Nessel; MI Bureau of Licensing and Regulations; MI Administrative Hearing System; Michigan State Police; Marc Moore; Michael St. John; MI Automated Prescription System; Kim Gaedeke; MANTIS; Sean Street; Scott Beard; to respond filed.
  6. Dec 08 2021
    Waiver of right of respondents Blue Cross Blue Shield Respondents to respond filed.
  7. Sep 15 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2022)