No. 25-589

Robert B. Mitchell v. General Motors LLC

Lower Court: Michigan
Docketed: 2025-11-19
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: administrative-law agency-requirements due-process hearing-procedure substantial-evidence willful-blindness
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2026-01-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

DID "THE COURT ' ERR IN NOT RULING THE ALJ 'S
DECISION WAS CONTRARY TO LAW AND THAT IT
WAS NOT SUPPORTED BY COMPETENT, MATERIAL,
AND SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE ON THE WHOLE
RECORD WHEN HE JUSTIFIED GM'S AVOIDANCE TO
THE AGENCY 'S REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE FACT
FINDINGS REGARDING PETITIONER 'S EXIT WHICH
VIOLATED HIS RIGHTS TO DUE PROCESS
REGARDING WHEN GM WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO HIS
EXIT? MCL: 421.20 (a)(l)&(2); 421.32 (a-d) & 2; 421.29
(l)(a); 421.33(1); .24; & 24.306 (1) (a-f );.

DID "THE COURT " ERR WHEN THE AU PRACTICED
"WILLFUL BLINDNESS " CWB ") TO AVERT OBTAINING
FACTS FOR A FAIR HEARING ACCORDING TO MCL
421.33(1) AND IN VIOLATION OF MCL-SEC.24.306...
WHEN HE SUBJECTIVELY ALLOWED TESTIMONY IN
A MANIPULITIVE MANNER?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the administrative law judge erred in not ruling GM's avoidance of agency requirements violated due process and lacked substantial evidence

Docket Entries

2026-01-20
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
2025-12-17
Waiver of right of respondent General Motors, LLC to respond filed.
2025-12-11
Waiver of right of respondent Labor & Economic Opportunity Dep’t of Unemployment Insurance Agency to respond filed.
2025-02-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 19, 2025)

Attorneys

General Motors, LLC
Margaret Carroll AlliOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PLLC, Respondent
Labor & Economic Opportunity Dep’t of Unemployment Insurance Agency
Ann Maurine ShermanMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Robert B. Mitchell
Robert B. Mitchell — Petitioner