No. 24-63
Kalvin Schanz v. City of Otsego, Michigan, et al.
Response Waived
Tags: civil-rights degree-of-aid fair-housing-act interference intimidation protected-activity standing statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference:
2024-09-30
Question Presented (from Petition)
Under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3617, when a plaintiff claims that a defendant has intimidated or interfered with him "on account of his having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment" of FHA rights, may a court require that the alleged aid provided is of a certain degree, or will any amount of aid suffice to trigger the protections of the statute?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Fair Housing Act's prohibition on intimidation or interference with a person who has 'aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment' of FHA rights requires a certain degree of aid, or if any amount of aid suffices to trigger the statute's protections.
Docket Entries
2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-08-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-08-15
Waiver of right of respondent Michigan City of Otsego, et al. to respond filed.
2024-07-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 19, 2024)
Attorneys
Kalvin Schanz
Robert Lawrence Levi — Robert L. Levi, P.C., Petitioner
Michigan City of Otsego, et al.
Bogomir Rajsic III — McGraw Morris, PC, Respondent