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Kelvin Fortenberry v. Esther Shack, et al.
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Michigan, No. 368802 · judgment July 25, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Why didn’t Michigan check into the allegation of intimidation against me by the court officer?
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How can a judge ignore an objection made by a defendant and then use the basis of this objection to rule against him while in fact violating three amendments.
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Why wasn’t fraud considered and reviewed by the court?
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The Supremacy Clause states that federal law supersedes state and local laws. How can Michigan courts use their statues or codes supersede Federal Court case law when the U.S Supreme Court states that statues and codes are not laws?
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How can a judge be allowed to violate your constitutional and civil rights?
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How can Family Court make a ruling on child support when the agency didn’t have jurisdiction?
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Why did the Michigan courts ignore my right to challenge jurisdiction?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kelvin Fortenberry
For respondent
Lisa J. Schmidt
Speaker Law Firm
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Jan 12 2026Rehearing DENIED.
- Dec 23 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Nov 06 2025Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Oct 14 2025Petition DENIED.
- Sep 24 2025Waiver of right of respondent Esther Shack, et al. to respond filed.
- Sep 17 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
- Apr 15 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 4, 2025)