Proposal 2
Proposal 2-Related Litigation
Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action By Any Means Necessary (BAMN), et al., v. Governor Jennifer Granholm, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, et al.
Updated March 18, 2008
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> in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division
> in the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
> in the U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division
[As of January 5, 2007 this case was consolidated with Cantrell (ACLU et al.) v. Granholm at the District Court level.]
- Judge Lawson’s opinion and order granting in part and denying in part University Defendants’ motion to dismiss, denying Cantrell plaintiffs’ (ACLU et al.) motion for summary judgment, granting Attorney General’s motion for summary judgment, and dismissing consolidated cases (168K .pdf*), March 18, 2008.
- Opinion and order granting Cantrell plaintiffs’ (ACLU et al.) motion for summary judgment as to intervening defendant Eric Russell, denying motion to intervene by Jennifer Gratz, and denying as moot plaintiffs’ respective motions to certify the matters as class actions, intervening defendant Eric Russell’s motion for summary judgment, Cantrell plaintiffs; motion to compel discovery, and intervening defendant Eric Russell’s motion to compel discovery from the University defendants (72K .pdf*), March 18, 2008.
- Judgment dismissing complaints with prejudice (16K .pdf*), March 18, 2008.
- Plaintiff coalition to defend affirmative action et. al.’s (BAMN’s) second amended class-action complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief in case no. 06-15024 (1.2M .pdf*), March 23, 2007.
- Governor Jennifer Granholm’s answer and affirmative defenses to first amended complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief in case no. 06-15024 (76K .pdf*), January 26, 2007.
- Defendant Michael A. Cox’s answer and affirmative defenses to plaintiffs’ first amended complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief in case no. 06-15024 (32K .pdf*), January 26, 2007.
- Eric Russell’s answer to the first amended complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief in case no. 06-15024 (20K .pdf*), January 26, 2007.
- Judge Lawson’s opinion and order granting motions to expedite, granting in part and denying in part motions to intervene, and striking motion to dismiss (48.8K .pdf*), December 27, 2006.
- Judge Lawson’s amended order granting temporary injunction and dismissing cross-claim (16K .pdf*), December 19, 2006.
- BAMN’s first amended complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief (268K .pdf*), December 17, 2006.
- Cross-claim of the Regents of the University of Michigan, the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University and the Board of Governors of Wayne State University for declaratory judgment (572K .pdf*), December 11, 2006.
- Motion of the Regents of the University of Michigan, the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, and the Board of Governors of Wayne State University for preliminary injunctive relief (1.7M .pdf*) plus Exhibits (1.5M .pdf*), December 11, 2006.
- BAMN’s complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief (32K .pdf*), November 8, 2006.
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Sixth Circuit decision denying Toward A Fair Michigan motion to intervene (60K .pdf*), September 6, 2007.
- The Cantrell plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss appeal and vacate orders relating to the stipulated injunction (903K .pdf*), March 27, 2007.
- Universities’ brief in response to motion to expedite (1.5M .pdf*), February 5, 2007.
- Plaintiffs-appellees’ brief in opposition to Eric Russell’s motion to expedite the appeal (208K .pdf*), February 5, 2007.
- Sixth Circuit decision granting the stay pending appeal (62.2K .pdf*), December 29, 2006.
- Reply of Russell and TAFM in support of emergency motion for stay pending appeal (2M .pdf*), December 29, 2006.
- Governor Granholm’s response in opposition to emergency motion for a stay pending appeal and petition for writ of mandamus (76K .pdf*), plus Exhibits (2M .pdf*), December 28, 2006.
- Intervening defendant-appellee Attorney General Mike Cox’s response in opposition to emergency motion for stay pending appeal (164K .pdf*), December 28, 2006.
- Intervening defendant-appellee Attorney General Mike Cox’s response in opposition to petition for writ of mandamus (60K .pdf*), December 28, 2006.
- University defendants/appellees combined response/opposition to emergency motion to stay pending appeal and petition for writ of mandamus (9M .pdf*), December 28, 2006.
- BAMN plaintiff-appellee’s brief in response to the petition for a writ of mandamus and the motion for a stay (64K .pdf*), December 28, 2006.
- City of Lansing’s response to Eric Russell and Toward A Fair Michigan’s petition for a writ of mandamus; and City of Lansing’s motion for leave to respond to Eric Russell and Toward A Fair Michigan’s petition for writ of mandamus (48K .pdf*), December 28, 2006.
- Motion of Michigan Civil Rights Initiative Committee and American Civil Rights Foundation for leave to file a response brief to the emergency motion for a stay pending appeal in support of appellants Eric Russell and Toward A Fair Michigan (136K .pdf*)
and
Response brief of Michigan Civil Rights Initiative Committee and American Civil Rights Foundation to the emergency motion for a stay pending appeal in support of appellants Eric Russell and Toward A Fair Michigan (224K .pdf*), December 28, 2006. - Emergency motion by Russell and TAFM for a stay pending appeal (3.2M .pdf*), December 21, 2006.
- Petition of Russell and TAFM for a writ of mandamus or prohibition to order the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to lift the injunction it issued on December 19, 2006 (3.2M .pdf*), December 21, 2006.
U.S. Supreme Court
- Intervening defendant-appellants Eric Russell’s and Toward A Fair Michigan’s motion to expedite (76K .pdf*), January 20, 2007.
- Petitioners’ reply brief in support of their motion to dissolve the stay entered by the Sixth Circuit and to reinstate the temporary injunction entered by the United States District Court for the Eastern District (140K .pdf*), January 19, 2007.
- Brief of the Regents of the University of Michigan, the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, and the Board of Governors of Wayne State University in response to petitioner’s motion to dissolve stay and reinstate injunction (3.5M .pdf*), January 17, 2007.
- Governor Granholm’s response to petitioners’ motion to dissolve the stay entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (64K .pdf*) plus Exhibit (2M .pdf*), January 17, 2007.
- Michigan Attorney General Michael A. Cox’s response to petitioners’ motion to dissolve the stay entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Court and to reinstate the temporary injunction issued by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (76K .pdf*), January 17, 2007.
- Motion for leave to file brief and brief of amici curiae the Cantrell plaintiffs (ACLU et al.) in support of petitioners (1.2M .pdf*), January 17, 2007.
- Motion for leave to file brief of amici curiae of the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative Committee and the American Civil Rights Foundation in opposition to petition to vacate stay (28K .pdf*)
and
Response by amici curiae Michigan Civil Rights Initiative Committee and American Civil Rights Foundation to motion to dissolve the stay entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (68K .pdf*), January 17, 2007. - Respondent Eric Russell’s opposition to petitioners’ motion to dissolve the stay entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and to Reinstate temporary injunction issued by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (4.7M .pdf*), January 17, 2007.
- Petitioner’s (BAMN) motion to dissolve the stay entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and to reinstate the temporary injunction issued by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2.2M .pdf*), January 9, 2007.
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