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Zante, Inc., dba Marlena's Bistro and Pizzeria v. Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Michigan, No. 363515 · judgment September 21, 2023
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
ISSUE I. ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAWS VOID AB INITIO REQUIRING RETROSPECTIVE TREATMENT OF OPINIONS AFFECTING FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS? ISSUE II. DO MICHIGAN COURTS HAVE AUTHORITY TO DECLARE SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION “IRRELEVANT” TO CIVIL CONTEMPT SANCTIONS? ISSUE III. IS SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION WAIVED BY FAILURE TO EXHAUST ADMINISTRATIVE APPELLATE REMEDIES? ISSUE IV. DOES THE PURSUIT OF THIS CASE CONSTITUTE A CLASS-OF-ONE EQUAL PROTECTION VIOLATION? ISSUE V DOES THE COURT’S REFUSAL TO FIND A “LAWFUL ORDER” REQUIRED BY THE CONTEMPT STATUTE, A VIOLATION OF DUE PROCESS?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Helen Vlahos Brinkman
Attorney At Law
For respondent
Ann Maurine Sherman
Michigan Department of Attorney General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 14 2025Petition DENIED.
- Sep 24 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
- Sep 18 2025Waiver of right of respondent Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to respond filed.
- Aug 19 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 6, 2025)