No. 23-89

Jennifer Reinoehl v. Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-07-31
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: americans-with-disabilities-act civil-rights covid-19 covid-emergency-powers due-process emergency-powers federal-civil-procedure individual-capacity-suit mootness mootness-doctrine standing state-official-immunity
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a case involving COVID-19 emergency powers is moot, even though the same emergency powers can be reinstated at any time for COVID-19 or any other disease and due to the quick nature of emergencies can escape court review.

Whether individual capacity is the correct method of suing state government Respondent-Appellee-Defendants by non-residents under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Whether the Complaint, which the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals said stated a claim against Respondent Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Michiana, Inc., also states any claim against Respondents Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Robert Gordon.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a case involving COVID-19 emergency powers is moot

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-08-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-08-02
Waiver of right of respondents Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan Robert Gordon to respond filed.
2023-08-01
Waiver of right of respondent Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Michiana, Inc. to respond filed.
2023-07-26

Attorneys

Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan Robert Gordon
Daniel J. PingMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Jennifer Reinoehl
Jennifer Reinoehl — Petitioner
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Michiana, Inc.
Dennis K. EganKotz Sangster Wysocki, PC, Respondent