Christine Shellenbarger v. US Atty Office for the West Dist of MI
| CHRISTINE SHELLENBARGER |
| UNITED STATES ATTORNEY OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN |
| 25-2017 |
| November 7, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit |
| Civil Rights: Other |
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Filing 21
ORDER filed granting stipulation to dismiss case - voluntarily [ # 20 ] filed by Ms. Carolyn A. Almassian and Regan Ann Gibson. (MRL) [Entered: 05/04/2026 10:12 AM]
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| Filing 20 STIPULATION filed to dismiss voluntarily pursuant to FRAP 42(b). Stipulation filed by Attorney Ms. Carolyn A. Almassian for Appellee United States Attorney Office for the Western District Of Michigan and Regan Ann Gibson for Appellant Christine Shellenbarger. Certificate of Service: 05/04/2026. [25-2017]--[Edited 05/04/2026 by MRL] (CAA) [Entered: 05/04/2026 09:52 AM] |
| Filing 19 RULING LETTER SENT granting appellee's motion to extend time to file brief by 45 days [ # 18 ] filed by Ms. Carolyn A. Almassian., resetting briefing schedule: appellee brief now due 05/07/2026. (RGF) [Entered: 03/18/2026 11:32 AM] |
| Filing 18 MOTION filed by Ms. Carolyn A. Almassian for United States Attorney Office for the Western District Of Michigan to extend time to file brief. Certificate of Service: 03/17/2026. [25-2017] (CAA) [Entered: 03/17/2026 09:18 AM] |
| Filing 17 APPELLANT BRIEF filed by Ms. Regan Ann Gibson for Christine Shellenbarger. Certificate of Service: 02/20/2026. Argument Request: requested. [25-2017] (RAG) [Entered: 02/20/2026 03:23 PM] |
| Filing 16 RULING LETTER SENT granting appellant's first motion to extend time to file brief by 30 days [ # 15 ] filed by Ms. Regan Ann Gibson., resetting briefing schedule: appellant brief now due 02/20/2026. appellee brief now due 03/23/2026. (RGF) [Entered: 01/13/2026 02:40 PM] |
| Filing 15 MOTION filed by Ms. Regan Ann Gibson for Christine Shellenbarger to extend time to file brief. Certificate of Service: 01/13/2026. [25-2017] (RAG) [Entered: 01/13/2026 02:01 PM] |
| Filing 14 BRIEFING LETTER SENT setting briefing schedule: appellant brief due 01/21/2026;. appellee brief due 02/20/2026; (RGF) [Entered: 12/12/2025 03:23 PM] |
| Filing 13 Transcript, [8], has been filed in the District Court on 12/12/2025 ; Court Reporter: Mr. Paul G. Brandell ; Actual Number of Pages: 18 ; Actual Number of Volumes: 1 ; [25-2017] (PGB) [Entered: 12/12/2025 02:47 PM] |
| Filing 12 NOTIFICATION: Setting transcript deadline, relating to transcript order, [8] Transcript to be filed in district court by Paul G. Brandell by 12/26/2025. (JBO) [Entered: 11/25/2025 08:36 AM] |
| Filing 11 Court Reporter Acknowledgement filed by Mr. Paul G. Brandell, for transcript [8] ; Arrangements for payment were made on 11/21/2025 ; Estimated completion date: 12/20/2025 ; Estimated number of pages: 25 . [25-2017] (PGB) [Entered: 11/25/2025 08:28 AM] |
| Filing 10 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Ronald G. DeWaard and Regan A. Gibson ; Christine Shellenbarger 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 Certificate of Service: 11/21/2025. [25-2017] (RAG) [Entered: 11/21/2025 05:17 PM] |
| Filing 9 NOTIFICATION: Setting acknowledgement deadline, relating to transcript order, [8]. Paul G. Brandell's acknowledgement is due 12/05/2025. (RGF) [Entered: 11/21/2025 05:01 PM] |
| Filing 8 TRANSCRIPT ordered from Paul Brandell, filed by Ms. Regan Ann Gibson for Christine Shellenbarger. [8] ; ----- This is to order a transcript of the following proceedings and to certify that satisfactory financial arrangements have been completed ----- Transcript ordered on: 11/21/2025 ; District Court Judge/Magistrate: Magistrate Judge Sally Berens ; Hearing Dates: July 14, 2025. Petitioner's Petition to Quash Civil Investigative Demand ; Method of Payment: Private Funds ; Court reporter acknowledgement is due in 14 days. Certificate of Service: 11/21/2025. [25-2017] (RAG) [Entered: 11/21/2025 04:53 PM] |
| Filing 7 CIVIL APPEAL STATEMENT OF PARTIES AND ISSUES filed by Attorney Ms. Regan Ann Gibson for Appellant Christine Shellenbarger. 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: United States Attorney Office for the Western District Of Michigan ; Issues: The question on appeal is whether the District Court erred when it ordered Petitioner/Appellant Christine Shellenbarger to produce a privilege log in response to a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) in which she would be forced to identify documents withheld on the basis of her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, where (1) the District Court had adopted the Magistrate's Report and Recommendation setting aside the CID finding that the production of e-mails from her personal account would violate the act of production privilege under the Fifth Amendment; (2) the District Court held that the foregone conclusion exception to the act of production privilege did not apply because the government does not have independent knowledge of the existence of the e-mails; and (3) the production of the privilege log would provide the government with knowledge of the existence of specific e-mails responsive to the CID that could be used as the basis for a future demand for documents. . Certificate of Service: 11/21/2025. [25-2017] (RAG) [Entered: 11/21/2025 04:50 PM] |
| Filing 6 DEFICIENCY NOTICE: The appearance form , [ # 5 ], filed by Mr. Ronald Grant DeWaard for Christine Shellenbarger is deficient for the reason noted on the attached checklist. Deficiency to be corrected by 11/21/2025. (RGF) [Entered: 11/14/2025 04:22 PM] |
| Filing 5 APPEARANCE filed for Appellant Christine Shellenbarger by Ronald G. DeWaard. Certificate of Service: 11/14/2025. [25-2017] (RGD) [Entered: 11/14/2025 04:17 PM] |
| Filing 4 DEFICIENCY NOTICE: The appearance form , [ # 3 ], filed by Ms. Regan Ann Gibson for Christine Shellenbarger is deficient for the reason noted on the attached checklist. Deficiency to be corrected by 11/21/2025. (RGF) [Entered: 11/14/2025 04:15 PM] |
| Filing 3 APPEARANCE filed for Appellant Christine Shellenbarger by Regan A. Gibson. Certificate of Service: 11/14/2025. [25-2017] (RAG) [Entered: 11/14/2025 04:03 PM] |
| Filing 2 APPEARANCE filed for Appellee United States Attorney Office for the Western District Of Michigan by Carolyn A. Almassian. Certificate of Service: 11/14/2025. [25-2017] (CAA) [Entered: 11/14/2025 11:23 AM] |
| Filing 1 Civil Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellant Christine Shellenbarger. Transcript needed: y. (RGF) [Entered: 11/07/2025 03:08 PM] |
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| Petitioner: CHRISTINE SHELLENBARGER | |
| Represented By: | Regan Ann Gibson |
| Represented By: | Ronald Grant DeWaard |
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| Respondent: UNITED STATES ATTORNEY OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN | |
| Represented By: | Carolyn A. Almassian |
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