| No. 21-769 | |
| Title: | Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Petitioner v. Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan, et al. |
| Docketed: | November 23, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (19-2070, 19-2107) |
| Decision Date: | May 18, 2021 |
| Rehearing Denied: | June 23, 2021 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Nov 19 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 23, 2021) |
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| Dec 17 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 23, 2021 to January 24, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Dec 20 2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 24, 2022, for all respondents. |
| Dec 23 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, et al. filed. |
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| Jan 24 2022 | Brief of respondents Emmet County Lake Shore Association and The Protection of Rights Alliance in opposition filed. |
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| Jan 24 2022 | Brief of respondents Municipal Defendants in opposition filed. |
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| Jan 24 2022 | Brief of respondents 10 Intervenor-Appellee Townships in opposition filed. |
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| Jan 24 2022 | Brief of respondent Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan in opposition filed. |
| Main DocumentOtherCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Feb 08 2022 | Reply of petitioner Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians filed. (Distributed) |
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| Feb 09 2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022. |
| Feb 28 2022 | Petition DENIED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Ian Heath Gershengorn Counsel of Record | Jenner & Block 1099 New York Ave., NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 IGershengorn@jenner.com | 202-639-6000 |
| Party name: Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Josephine A. DeLorenzo Counsel of Record | Plunkett Cooney 38505 Woodward Avenue Suite 100 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 jdelorenzo@plunkettcooney.com | (248) 901-4000 |
| Party name: Municipal Defendants | ||
| Fadwa A. Hammoud Counsel of Record | Michigan Department of Attorney General P.O. Box 30212 Lansing, MI 48909 HammoudF1@michigan.gov | 517-335-7628 |
| Party name: Governor Whitmer | ||
| Jill Margaret Wheaton Counsel of Record | Dykema Gossett, PLLC 2723 S. State, Suite 400 Ann Abrbor, MI 48104 jwheaton@dykema.com | 734-214-7629 |
| Party name: Emmet County Lake Shore Association and The Protection of Rights Alliance | ||
| Other | ||
| Michael Eugene Cavanaugh Counsel of Record | Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap, P.C. 124 W. Allegan Street Suite 1000 Lansing, MI 48933 mcavanaugh@fraserlawfirm.com | 5174825800 |
| Party name: Bear Creek Township, Bliss Township, Center Township, Cross Village Township, Friendship Township, Little Traverse Township, Pleasantview Township, Readmond Township, Resort Township and West Traverse Township | ||
| Edward Carroll DuMont Counsel of Record | Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, CA 94305 ecdumont@stanford.edu | (202) 329-5863 |
| Party name: Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians; Little River Band of Ottawa Indians; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians; Bay Mills Indian Community; Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes | ||