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Glenn Bowles, et al. v. Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-1013 · judgment November 7, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals erroneously held that Petitioners, who sought a declaratory judgment under the Declaratory Judgment Act that Michigan’s Court of Claims Act was unconstitutional, lacked standing to sue because in naming the Governor of Michigan, and the Attorney General of Michigan, as defendants, they failed to name appropriate defendants under the Supreme Court’s decision in Ex parte Young, 209 U.S. 123 (1908).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Marc M. Susselman
Marc Susselman, Attorney at Law

For respondent
Ann Maurine Sherman
Michigan Department of Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
24A849

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 17 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. May 22 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Governor Gretchen Whitmer, in her official capacity; Attorney General Dana Nessel, in her official capacity to respond filed.
  4. May 05 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 9, 2025)
  5. Mar 05 2025
    Application (24A849) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until May 9, 2025.
  6. Feb 26 2025
    Application (24A849) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 10, 2025 to May 9, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.