No. 18-347

West Congress Street Partners, LLC v. Rivertown Development, LLC, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-09-17
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 42-usc-1985 42-usc-1986 civil-rights conspiracy conspiracy-claims discrimination due-process elliott-larsen-civil-rights-act federal-statute gentrification minority-protection real-estate real-estate-discrimination
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2018-11-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the plausibility standard for federal conspiracy claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1985 and § 1986 sufficient to protect minorities against discrimination in real-estate transactions?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Is the plausibility standard attached to federal conspiracy claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1985 and 42 U.S.C. § 1986 sufficient to protect minorities against private and state-run agencies who discriminate in real-estate transactions in a concerted effort to remove a minority-owned business amidst a mass gentrification of the City post-bankruptcy? 2. Does Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2502(1), adequately provide protections to minority business owners in Detroit amidst a mass gentrification of the City?

Docket Entries

2018-11-13
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2018.
2018-10-18
Waiver of right of respondent Wayne County to respond filed.
2018-09-21
Waiver of right of respondents City of Detroit and Officers Ivan Luckey, Justin Taite, Austin Hunter, Dennis Smith, Randy McGhee, Auston Carr and Willie Robinson to respond filed.
2018-09-18
Waiver of right of respondents Rivertown Development, LLC, et al. to respond filed.
2018-09-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 17, 2018)

Attorneys

City of Detroit and Officers Ivan Luckey, Justin Taite, Austin Hunter, Dennis Smith, Randy McGhee, Auston Carr and Willie Robinson
Sheri L. WhyteCity of Detroit Law Department, Respondent
Sheri L. WhyteCity of Detroit Law Department, Respondent
Rivertown Development, LLC, et al.
Matthew T. NelsonWarner Norcross and Judd LLP, Respondent
Matthew T. NelsonWarner Norcross and Judd LLP, Respondent
Wayne County
Paul T. O'NeillWayne County Corporation Counsel, Respondent
Paul T. O'NeillWayne County Corporation Counsel, Respondent
West Congress Street Partners, LLC
Jan Jeffrey RubinsteinThe Rubinstein Law Firm, Petitioner
Jan Jeffrey RubinsteinThe Rubinstein Law Firm, Petitioner