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 (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?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Presented | | 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 14" 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 :

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