Fresh Start Center v. Grosse Ile, Township of
Plaintiff: Fresh Start Center
Defendant: Grosse Ile, Township of
Case Number: 2:2024cv12140
Filed: August 15, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Presiding Judge: David R. Grand
Referring Judge: Gershwin A Drain
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1981 Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 30, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 18 NOTICE TO APPEAR IN PERSON: Settlement Conference set for 7/15/2025 09:30 AM before Magistrate Judge David R. Grand (EBut)
September 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER REFERRING OTHER MATTERS to Magistrate Judge Grand : Settlement Conference. (To be held in July 2025) Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (MarW)
September 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 16 SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery due by 3/26/2025, Dispositive Motion Cut-off set for 5/7/2025, Final Pretrial Conference set for 8/25/2025 02:00 PM before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain, Jury Trial set for 9/15/2025 09:00 AM before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (Refer to image for additional dates) (MarW)
September 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for in-person proceedings before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain: Scheduling Conference held on 9/26/2024. (Court Reporter: Digitally Recorded) (MarW)
September 24, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 15 DISCOVERY plan jointly filed pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(f) (Opalewski, Lawrence)
September 19, 2024 Opinion or Order TEXT-ONLY ORDER: Status Conference is being converted to a Scheduling Conference. Parties shall submit a Rule 26(f) Plan by September 24, 2024. (Scheduling Conference set for 9/26/2024 at 10:00 AM before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain). Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (MarW)
September 13, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew J. Zalewski on behalf of Grosse Ile, Township of. (Zalewski, Matthew)
September 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ANSWER to Complaint with Affirmative Defenses and Reliance on Jury Demand by Grosse Ile, Township of. (Kolb, Kristin)
September 5, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 12 OPINION and ORDER Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction. (Answer due by 9/12/2024, Status Conference set for 9/26/2024 at 10:00 AM before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain). Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (MarW)
August 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for in-person proceedings before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain: Motion Hearing held on 8/29/2024 re #5 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Fresh Start Center. Disposition: Motion taken under advisement. (Court Reporter: Merilyn Jones) (MarW)
August 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 11 RE-NOTICE OF IN PERSON HEARING on #5 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction . Motion Hearing reset for 8/29/2024 at 02:00 PM before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (MarW)
August 23, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 10 REPLY to Response re #5 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Fresh Start Center. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2) (Opalewski, Lawrence)
August 22, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 9 RESPONSE to #5 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Grosse Ile, Township of. (Kolb, Kristin) Modified on 8/23/2024 (ABun).[DEFENDANTS RESPONSE REGARDING THE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION]
August 21, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Kristin B. Kolb appearing on behalf of All Defendants (Kolb, Kristin)
August 20, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 7 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Fresh Start Center (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Email Chain, #2 Exhibit Return of Service) (Opalewski, Lawrence)
August 16, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order #5 . (Response due by 8/22/2024, Reply due by 8/23/2024, Motion Hearing set for 8/27/2024 10:00 AM before District Judge Gershwin A. Drain). Signed by District Judge Gershwin A. Drain. (MarW)
August 16, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Fresh Start Center. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5 (Affidavit), #7 Proposed Order) (Opalewski, Lawrence)
August 15, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 4 SUMMONS Issued for *Grosse Ile, Township of* (CShr)
August 15, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Lawrence Opalewski on behalf of Fresh Start Center. (Opalewski, Lawrence)
August 15, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 2 STATEMENT of DISCLOSURE of CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS and FINANCIAL INTEREST by Fresh Start Center (Davey, Joshua)
August 15, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Fresh Start Center against Grosse Ile, Township of with Jury Demand. Plaintiff requests summons issued. Receipt No: AMIEDC-9902945 - Fee: $ 405. County of 1st Plaintiff: Oakland - County Where Action Arose: Wayne - County of 1st Defendant: Wayne. [Previously dismissed case: No] [Possible companion case(s): None] (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit 1 Articles of Incorporation, #3 Exhibit 2 IRS Determination Letter, #4 Exhibit 3 Property Information, #5 Exhibit 4 1/30/2023 Police Report, #6 Exhibit 5 2/2/2023 Email to LARA, #7 Exhibit 6 2/3/2023 Email from LARA, #8 Exhibit 7 LARA Fresh Start Center Report, #9 Exhibit 8 3/13/2023 Cease and Desist Letter, #10 Exhibit 9 April and May Emails, #11 Exhibit 10 6/6/2023 Letter to Mr. Querro, #12 Exhibit 11 7/27/2023 Letter from Mr. Querro, #13 Exhibit 12 September Emails about Application Process, #14 Exhibit 13 October Emails Scheduling Conceptual Review, #15 Exhibit 14 10/16/2023 Mr. Schweickart Emails, #16 Exhibit 15 12/18/2023 Special Land Use Application, #17 Exhibit 16 3/7/2024 Mr. Borden and Mr. Querro emails, #18 Exhibit 17 3/12/2024 Mr. Borden Application Review, #19 Exhibit 18 Notice of Planning Commission Meeting, #20 Exhibit 19 Citizen Letters Opposing Application, #21 Exhibit 20 3/20/2024 Planning Commission Minutes, #22 Exhibit 21 5/6/2024 Planning Commission Minutes, #23 Exhibit 22 5/28/2024 Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes, #24 Exhibit 23 6/3/2024 Planning Commission Minutes, #25 Exhibit 24 4/16/2024 Variance Application, #26 Exhibit 25 6/17/2024 Letter to Mr. Querro, #27 Exhibit 26 8/12/2024 Letter from Township Attorney, #28 Exhibit 27 Affidavit of Yochannon Polter) (Davey, Joshua)
August 15, 2024 Opinion or Order A United States Magistrate Judge of this Court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636c and FRCP 73. The Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form is available for download at #http://www.mied.uscourts.gov (CShr)

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Plaintiff: Fresh Start Center
Represented By: Joshua Alan Davey
Represented By: Lawrence Opalewski
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Defendant: Grosse Ile, Township of
Represented By: Matthew J. Zalewski
Represented By: Kristin B. Kolb
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