Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company v. Michigan Gaming Control Board, et al
Plaintiff: Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company doing business as TwinSpires
Defendant: Michigan Gaming Control Board, Henry L. Williams, Jr. and Dana Nessel
Case Number: 1:2025cv00047
Filed: January 12, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Presiding Judge: Hala Y Jarbou
Referring Judge: Maarten Vermaat
Nature of Suit: Constitutional - State Statute
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 2201 Declaratory Judgment
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 12, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER rejecting #24 #25 status reports; joint status report due by 3/14/2025; signed by Chief Judge Hala Y. Jarbou (aks)
March 11, 2025 Opinion or Order RECEIPT: USCA appeal fee re #23 by defendants Michigan Gaming Control Board, Dana Nessel, Henry L. Williams, Jr in the amount of $605, receipt number AMIWDC-7639343 (klb)
March 11, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 25 STATUS REPORT submitted for filing by defendants Dana Nessel, Henry L. Williams, Jr (Kennedy, James)
March 11, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 24 STATUS REPORT submitted for filing by plaintiff Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company (Linkous, Derek)
March 11, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 23 NOTICE OF APPEAL re #20 by defendants Dana Nessel, Henry L. Williams, Jr (Kennedy, James)
March 3, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 22 CORRECTED RESPONSE in opposition to MOTION to dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(B)(1) and (6) #14 filed by Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Admin Hearing Transcript, #2 Exhibit B - Order Denying Mot. to Adjourn, #3 Exhibit C - Order Granting Mot. to Strike, #4 Exhibit D - Proposal for Decision) (Linkous, Derek) Modified text on 3/3/2025 (slk).
February 28, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 21 RESPONSE in opposition to MOTION to dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(B)(1) and (6) #14 filed by Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Admin Hearing Transcript, #2 Exhibit B - Order Denying Mot. to Adjourn, #3 Exhibit C - Order Granting Mot. to Strike, #4 Exhibit D - Proposal for Decision) (Linkous, Derek)
February 19, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting #11 motion for preliminary injunction; signed by Chief Judge Hala Y. Jarbou (tls)
February 19, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 19 OPINION; signed by Chief Judge Hala Y. Jarbou (tls)
February 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 18 REPLY to response to motion #11 for preliminary injunction filed by Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company (Linkous, Derek)
February 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER regarding preparation of joint status report: joint status report due by 3/11/2025; signed by Chief Judge Hala Y. Jarbou (aks)
February 4, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 16 RESPONSE TO MOTION for preliminary injunction #11 and Certificate of Compliance filed by Michigan Gaming Control Board, Dana Nessel, Henry L. Williams, Jr (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - June 2013 Churchill Downs letter) (Kennedy, James)
January 31, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 15 BRIEF in support of MOTION to dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(B)(1) and (6) #14 and Certificate of Compliance filed by Michigan Gaming Control Board, Dana Nessel, Henry L. Williams, Jr (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Race Meeting Order, #2 Exhibit 2 - Executive Director Staff Letters, #3 Exhibit 3 - TwinSpires' letter dated Sept. 3, 2020, #4 Exhibit 4 - Order of Summary Suspension) (Kennedy, James)
January 31, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MOTION to dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(B)(1) and (6) by defendants Michigan Gaming Control Board, Dana Nessel, Henry L. Williams, Jr; (Kennedy, James)
January 28, 2025 Opinion or Order (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Thomas Henderson Dupree, Jr on behalf of plaintiff Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company (Dupree, Thomas)
January 28, 2025 Opinion or Order (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of John Tienken on behalf of plaintiff Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company (Tienken, John)
January 28, 2025 Opinion or Order (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Christine Demana on behalf of plaintiff Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company (Demana, Christine)
January 22, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 13 NOTICE of Related Case by plaintiff Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Notice of Removal) (Linkous, Derek)
January 21, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER granting in part #9 motion to expedite briefing on and consideration of motion for preliminary injunction; signed by Chief Judge Hala Y. Jarbou (tls)
January 17, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION for preliminary injunction by plaintiff Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company; (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of Benjamin Murr, #2 Exhibit A - CDI's Form 10-K filed 02/21/2024, #3 Exhibit B - Oregon Racing Commission License, #4 Exhibit C - 2024 Parx Agreement, #5 Exhibit D - Conditional Temporary Third-Party Facilitator License, #6 Exhibit E - 08/27/2024 Email Chain, #7 Exhibit F - 12/23/2024 MGCB Correspondence, #8 Exhibit G - 12/31/2024 TwinSpires Correspondence, #9 Exhibit H - 01/03/2025 MGCB Correspondence, #10 Exhibit I - Proposed Order Granting Preliminary Injunction) (Linkous, Derek)
January 17, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 10 RESPONSE in opposition to EMERGENCY MOTION to expedite Briefing on and Consideration of Plaintiffs Motion for Preliminary Injunction #9 filed by Michigan Gaming Control Board, Dana Nessel, Henry L. Williams, Jr (Whalen, Gerald)
January 17, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 9 EMERGENCY MOTION to expedite Briefing on and Consideration of Plaintiffs Motion for Preliminary Injunction by plaintiff Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company; (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Order Granting Motion to Expedite, #2 Exhibit 2 - 01-15-2025 Email to AG, #3 Exhibit 3 - 01-17-2025 Email to AG) (Linkous, Derek)
January 17, 2025 Opinion or Order (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of James Patrick Kennedy on behalf of defendants Michigan Gaming Control Board, Dana Nessel, Henry L. Williams, Jr (Kennedy, James)
January 17, 2025 Opinion or Order (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Felepe Hassen Hall on behalf of defendants Michigan Gaming Control Board, Dana Nessel, Henry L. Williams, Jr (Hall, Felepe)
January 17, 2025 Opinion or Order (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Gerald A. Whalen on behalf of defendants Michigan Gaming Control Board, Dana Nessel, Henry L. Williams, Jr (Whalen, Gerald)
January 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 8 SUMMONS returned executed; Dana Nessel served on 1/13/2025, answer due 2/3/2025 (Linkous, Derek)
January 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 7 SUMMONS returned executed; Henry L. Williams, Jr served on 1/13/2025, answer due 2/3/2025 (Linkous, Derek)
January 14, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 6 SUMMONS returned executed; Michigan Gaming Control Board served on 1/13/2025, answer due 2/3/2025 (Linkous, Derek)
January 13, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 5 SUMMONS ISSUED as to defendants Michigan Gaming Control Board, Dana Nessel, Henry L. Williams, Jr (ns)
January 13, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE that this case has been assigned to Hala Y. Jarbou ; with NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY re filing fee (ns)
January 13, 2025 Opinion or Order FILING FEE PAID re #1 by plaintiff Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company in the amount of $405, receipt number AMIWDC-7586708 (Seyferth, Patrick)
January 13, 2025 Opinion or Order SUMMONS NOT ISSUED as to defendants Michigan Gaming Control Board, Dana Nessel, Henry L. Williams, Jr ; filing fee due. (ns)
January 12, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 3 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company (Seyferth, Patrick) Modified text on 1/13/2025 (ns).
January 12, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 2 PROPOSED SUMMONS to be issued re #1 (Seyferth, Patrick)
January 12, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against All Defendants filed by Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company (Seyferth, Patrick) Modified text on 1/13/2025 (ns).
January 12, 2025 Opinion or Order (NON-DOCUMENT) ATTORNEY APPEARANCE of Derek Jeffrey Linkous on behalf of plaintiff Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company (d/b/a TwinSpires) (Linkous, Derek)

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Defendant: Henry L. Williams, Jr.
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Defendant: Dana Nessel
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Plaintiff: Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company doing business as TwinSpires
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Represented By: Derek Jeffrey Linkous
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