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In Re Van Irion, et al.
Paid petition
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
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Is the 6th Circuit Clerk Authorized to Draft and Enter Substantive Orders?
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Are Clerk-Entered Substantive Orders Valid When No Judge is Identified Authorizing Entry?
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Can the Circuit Clerk Deny a Motion for Judicial Review of a Clerk’s Order, Without Judicial Review and Against the Circuit’s Local Rules?
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Can the Circuit Clerk Draft and Enter an Order to Show Cause, Initiating Attorney Discipline, Without Identifying an Authorizing Judge?
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Can the Circuit Clerk Draft and Enter an Order to Show Cause, Initiating Attorney Discipline, Without Following Any of the Circuit’s Due Process Requirements Mandated by the Circuit’s Local Rules?
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Is Entry of a Substantive Order by a Clerk, Without Identifying any Authorizing Judge or Standing Order, an Unconstitutional Delegation of Judicial Authority?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Van Rencelliere Irion
Law Office of Van R. Irion, PLLC
For respondent
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Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Mar 09 2026Petition DENIED.
- Feb 18 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2026.
- Feb 03 2026Motion to Individual Justice of Van Irion, et al. not accepted for filing. (March 23, 2026)
- Dec 22 2025Petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition filed. (Response due February 4, 2026)