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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
Proceedings
- Feb 22 2022Petition DENIED.
- Feb 07 2022Waiver of right of respondents Monroe County Defendants to respond filed.
- Jan 12 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
- Jan 06 2022Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Dec 22 2021Waiver 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.
- Dec 08 2021Waiver of right of respondents Blue Cross Blue Shield Respondents to respond filed.
- Sep 15 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2022)