Marc M. Susselman v. Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office, et al.

Whether the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals violated Petitioner’s right to due process under the Fourteenth Amendment by failing to adhere to the standard of review which applies to dismissal of a lawsuit pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6).

Whether Petitioner pled a cognizable, plausible claim for violation of his First Amendment freedom of speech by his being criminally prosecuted and being charged with a criminal misdemeanor due to his alleged disorderly conduct related to his verbally arguing with a Michigan sheriff’s deputy.

Whether Petitioner pled a cognizable, plausible claim of a civil conspiracy under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in violation of his First Amendment right of freedom of speech, where a prosecutor and a sheriff’s deputy exchanged emails agreeing to charge Petitioner with a criminal misdemeanor, despite the fact that there was no probable cause supporting the charge.

Whether being charged with a criminal misdemeanor, without probable cause, and without being arrested, constituted a violation of Petitioner’s liberty interest and substantive due process under the Fourteenth Amendment.