Beatrice Boler, et al v. Darnell Earley, et al

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OPINION and JUDGMENT filed : The district court s dismissals of the Plaintiffs 1983 claims as precluded by the Safe Drinking Water Act is REVERSED. The dismissals of the Plaintiffs claims against the State of Michigan in Mays, and against the State of Michigan, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and Governor Snyder in Boler are AFFIRMED. The cases are REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with the opinion of this court. Decision for publication. R. Guy Cole, Jr., Chief Judge; Jane Branstetter Stranch (AUTHORING) and Bernice Bouie Donald, Circuit Judges. [16-1684, 17-1144]

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Case: 16-1684 Document: 66-1 Filed: 07/28/2017 Page: 1 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT Deborah S. Hunt Clerk 100 EAST FIFTH STREET, ROOM 540 POTTER STEWART U.S. COURTHOUSE CINCINNATI, OHIO 45202-3988 Filed: July 28, 2017 Mr. Samuel R. Bagenstos 625 S. State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0000 Mr. Charles Edward Barbieri Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith 313 S. Washington Square Lansing, MI 48933 Mr. Frederick A. Berg Jr. Butzel Long, 150 W. Jefferson Avenue, Suite 100 Detroit, MI 48226 Mr. Jay M. Berger Clark Hill 500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 3500 Detroit, MI 48226 Ms. Margaret Bettenhausen Office of the Attorney General of Michigan 525 W. Ottawa Street Lansing, MI 48909 Ms. Nikkiya Branch 615 Griswold Street, Suite 400 Detroit, MI 48226 Ms. Dimple Chaudhary Natural Resources Defense Council 1350 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 300 Washington, DC 20005 Mr. Christopher Bradley Clare Clark Hill 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 1300, S. Washington, DC 27713 Tel. (513) 564-7000 www.ca6.uscourts.gov Case: 16-1684 Document: 66-1 Ms. Allison Marie Collins Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith 313 S. Washington Square Lansing, MI 48933 Mr. Jason Gregory Downs Murphy & Falcon, 1 South Street, Suite 2300 Baltimore, MD 21202 Mr. Eugene Driker Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker 333 W. Fort Street, Suite 1200 Detroit, MI 48226 Mr. Dennis K. Egan Kotz Sangster Wysocki 400 Renaissance Center, Suite 3400 Detroit, MI 48243 Mr. Joseph F. Galvin Genesee County Drain Commission G-4610 Beecher Road Flint, MI 48532 Mr. Nathan A. Gambill Mr. Richard S. Kuhl Office of the Attorney General of Michigan P.O. Box 30755 Lansing, MI 48909 Mr. Michael J. Gildner Simen, Figura & Parker 5206 Gateway Center, Suite 200 Flint, MI 48507-0000 Ms. Diana Gjonaj Weitz & Luxenberg 719 Griswold, Suite 620 Detroit, MI 48226 Mr. William H. Goodman Goodman & Hurwitz 1394 E. Jefferson Avenue Detroit, MI 48207 Filed: 07/28/2017 Page: 2 Case: 16-1684 Document: 66-1 Mr. Philip A. Grashoff Jr. Kotz Sangster 36700 Woodward Avenue, Suite 300 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 Ms. Julie H. Hurwitz Goodman & Hurwitz 1394 E. Jefferson Ave. Detroit, MI 48207 Ms. Krista Aimee Jackson Kotz Sangster Wysocki 40 Pearl Street, N.W., Ste 400 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Mr. William Young Kim City of Flint, 1101 S. Saginaw Street Third Floor, Room 307 Flint, MI 48502 Ms. Bonsitu Asia Kitaba American Civil Liberties Union Of Michigan 2966 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48201 Mr. Sheldon H. Klein Butzel Long 41000 Woodward Avenue Stoneridge West Building Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 Ms. Deborah A. LaBelle 221 N. Main Street, Suite 300 Ann Arbor, MI 48104-0000 Ms. Cary S. McGehee Pitt, McGehee, Palmer & Rivers 117 W. Fourth Street, Suite 200 Royal Oak, MI 48067 Ms. Jessica Hamman Meeder Murphy & Falcon , 1 South Street, Suite 2300 Baltimore, MD 21202 Filed: 07/28/2017 Page: 3 Case: 16-1684 Mr. Gregory M. Meihn Foley & Mansfield 130 E. Nine Mile Road Ferndale, MI 48220 Mr. Todd Rhys Mendel Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker 333 W. Fort Street, Suite 1200 Detroit, MI 48226 Mr. Brett T. Meyer O'Neill, Wallace & Doyle P.O. Box 1966 Saginaw, MI 48605 Mr. Thaddeus E. Morgan Fraser Trebilcock 124 W. Allegan Street Suite 1000 Lansing, MI 48933 Mr. William H. Murphy Jr. Murphy & Falcon 1 South Street, Suite 2300 Baltimore, MD 21202 Mr. Paul Francis Novak Weitz & Luxenberg 719 Griswold, Suite 620 Detroit, MI 48226 Mr. Michael John Pattwell Clark Hill 212 E. Grand River Avenue Lansing, MI 48906 Mr. Todd Russell Perkins 615 Griswold Street, Suite 400 Detroit, MI 48226 Mr. Michael L Pitt Ms. Beth M. Rivers Pitt, McGehee, Palmer & Rivers 117 W. Fourth Street, Suite 200 Royal Oak, MI 48067 Document: 66-1 Filed: 07/28/2017 Page: 4 Case: 16-1684 Document: 66-1 Filed: 07/28/2017 Mr. Joseph E. Richotte Butzel Long, 41000 Woodward Avenue Stoneridge West Building Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 Mr. Alexander Stephen Rusek White Law 2549 Jolly Road, Suite 340 Okemos, MI 48864 Mr. Gregory Stamatopoulos Weitz & Luxenberg 719 Griswold, Suite 620 Detroit, MI 48226 Mr. Michael Jay Steinberg American Civil Liberties Union Of Michigan 2966 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48201 Mr. Nicholas Adam Szokoly Murphy & Falcon 1 South Street. Suite 2300 Baltimore, MD 21202 Ms. Sarah C. Tallman Natural Resources Defense Council 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 1600 Chicago, IL 60606 Mr. Morley Witus Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker 333 W. Fort Street, Suite 1200 Detroit, MI 48226-3281 Mr. Barry A. Wolf 503 S. Saginaw Street, Suite 1410 Flint, MI 48502 Mr. Edwar Ayoub Zeineh 2800 E. Grand River Avenue, Suite B Lansing, MI 48912 Re: Case Nos. 16-1684/17-1144, Boler, et al v. Earley, et al Originating Case No. : 5:16-cv-10323 Page: 5 Case: 16-1684 Document: 66-1 Filed: 07/28/2017 Page: 6 Dear Counsel, The court today announced its decision in the above-styled case. Enclosed is a copy of the court's opinion together with the judgment which has been entered in conformity with Rule 36, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. Yours very truly, Deborah S. Hunt, Clerk Cathryn Lovely Deputy Clerk cc: Mr. David J. Weaver Enclosures Mandate to issue.

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