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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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