Maria Smith v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co
| MARIA SMITH |
| MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY |
| 25-1946 |
| October 22, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit |
| Civil Rights: Jobs |
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| Description |
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| Maria Smith v. Mich. Bell Telephone Co. |
Docket Report
This docket was last retrieved on April 13, 2026. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.
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| Filing 16 SUBMISSION ON BRIEFS date set for Thursday, June 4, 2026. (KSF) [Entered: 04/13/2026 10:55 AM] |
| Filing 15 APPELLEE BRIEF filed by Mr. Maurice Baskin for Michigan Bell Telephone Company. Certificate of Service: 01/22/2026. Argument Request: not requested. [25-1946] (MB) [Entered: 01/22/2026 11:37 PM] |
| Filing 14 APPELLANT BRIEF filed by Ms. Carla D. Aikens for Maria Smith. Certificate of Service: 12/23/2025. Argument Request: requested. [25-1946] (CDA) [Entered: 12/23/2025 10:16 PM] |
| Filing 13 RULING LETTER SENT appellant's motion to extend time to file her brief [ # 11 ] for 7 days is GRANTED. Resetting briefing schedule: appellant brief now due 12/23/2025. appellee brief now due 01/22/2026. (RLB) [Entered: 12/18/2025 03:12 PM] |
| Filing 12 Non-Document ORDER filed discharging showcause order, show cause for failure to file a brief, [ # 10 ], filed by Ms. Carla D. Aikens and Appellant Maria Smith; discharging showcause order, show cause show cause brief, [ # 10 ], filed by Ms. Carla D. Aikens and Appellant Maria Smith. (RLB) [Entered: 12/18/2025 03:03 PM] |
| Filing 11 MOTION filed by Ms. Carla D. Aikens for Maria Smith to extend time to file brief. Certificate of Service: 12/16/2025. [25-1946] (CDA) [Entered: 12/16/2025 10:43 PM] |
| Filing 10 SHOW CAUSE order filed to have Ms. Carla D. Aikens for Maria Smith show cause for not filing a brief by December 15, 2025. Response due by 12/23/2025 from Carla D. Aikens (RLB) [Entered: 12/16/2025 07:51 AM] |
| Filing 9 APPEARANCE filed for Appellee Michigan Bell Telephone Company by Maurice Baskin. Certificate of Service: 11/17/2025. [25-1946] (MB) [Entered: 11/17/2025 09:22 AM] |
| Filing 8 BRIEFING LETTER SENT setting briefing schedule: appellant brief due 12/15/2025;. appellee brief due 01/14/2026; (RLB) [Entered: 11/04/2025 12:11 PM] |
| Filing 7 TRANSCRIPT ORDER filed - no hearings held in District Court. Filed by Ms. Carla D. Aikens for Maria Smith. [25-1946] (CDA) [Entered: 11/04/2025 10:16 AM] |
| Filing 6 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Carla D. Aikens ; Maria Smith makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? No 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? No [25-1946] (CDA) [Entered: 11/04/2025 10:06 AM] |
| Filing 5 CIVIL APPEAL STATEMENT OF PARTIES AND ISSUES filed by Attorney Ms. Carla D. Aikens for Appellant Maria Smith. Is this case a cross-appeal? No ; Has this case or a related one been before this court previously? No ; Please identify the party(ies) the appeal is being taken against: Michigan Bell Telephone Company ; Issues:. [25-1946] (CDA) [Entered: 11/04/2025 10:02 AM] |
| Filing 4 APPEARANCE filed for Appellant Maria Smith by Carla D. Aikens. [25-1946] (CDA) [Entered: 11/04/2025 09:58 AM] |
| Filing 3 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Jaclyn R. Giffen ; Michigan Bell Telephone Company makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? Yes, Michigan Bell Telephone Company is an indirect subsidiary of AT&T, Inc. 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? No. Certificate of Service: 10/27/2025. [25-1946] (JG) [Entered: 10/27/2025 04:13 PM] |
| Filing 2 APPEARANCE filed for Appellee Michigan Bell Telephone Company by Jaclyn R. Giffen. Certificate of Service: 10/27/2025. [25-1946] (JG) [Entered: 10/27/2025 03:49 PM] |
| Filing 1 Civil Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellant Maria Smith. Transcript needed: y. (RLB) [Entered: 10/22/2025 08:06 AM] |
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| Plaintiff: MARIA SMITH | |
| Represented By: | Carla D. Aikens |
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| Defendant: MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY | |
| Represented By: | Maurice Baskin |
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