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Nina Elmendorf-Steele v. Michigan
Paid petition · Circuit Court of Michigan, Berrien County, No. 2022-0025-AV-P · judgment January 20, 2023
Certiorari denied · May 19, 2025
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
- Does a civil forfeiture proceeding brought by the government against an animal require the clear and convincing standard of proof?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Nina Elmendorf-Steele
For respondent
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Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- May 19 2025Petition DENIED.
- Apr 29 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
- Jan 27 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 17, 2025)