No. 22-7886

Ramon Jackson v. Mike Duggan, Mayor of the City of Detroit, et al.

Lower Court: Michigan
Docketed: 2023-06-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: bond-issuance civil-rights constitutional-violation due-process equal-protection headlee-amendment municipal-bonds municipal-finance voting-rights
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment Securities
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Did the defendant(s) violate the plaintiff voting rights which are protected by the Headlee Tax Amendment and Michigan Constitution 1963, Article 9, Section 25-32, along with the Unlimited Tax Election Act of 1979; by issuing Unlimited Obligation Bonds without obtaining voter approval? Yes

2. Did the defendant(s) violate the plaintiff's Due Process Right when they issued Revenue Bonds, Refund Bonds, and Motor Vehicle Transportation Bonds without providing the plaintiff with Due Process Notice guaranteed by the 14th Amendment? Yes

3. When the defendant(s) violated the Home Rule City Act 279 of 1909, The Revenue Bond Act 94 of 1933, section 141.133, The Unlimited Tax Election Act 189, of 1979, and the Michigan Revised Municipal Finance Act of 2001; was the plaintiff denied Equal Protection of the law? Yes

4. Does the opinion of the Michigan Court of Appeals in this case, conflict with this court decision in Mullane v. Hanover, TR Co. U.S. 339, 306?Yes

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the defendant(s) violate the plaintiff voting rights which are protected by the Headlee Amendment and Michigan Constitution 1963, Article 9, Section 25-32, along with the Unlimited Tax Election Act of 1979; by issuing Unlimited Obligation Bonds without obtaining voter approval?

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-08-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-05-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 28, 2023)

Attorneys

Ramon Jackson
Ramon Jackson — Petitioner