Michigan Western District Court
Judge:Hala Y Jarbou
Referred: Maarten Vermaat
Case #: 1:25-cv-00173
Nature of Suit950 Other Statutes - Constitutionality of State Statutes
Cause28:1441 Petition for Removal- Injunctive/Declarato
Case Filed:Feb 21, 2025
Last checked: Friday Feb 21, 2025 2:22 PM EST
defendant
Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company
Represented By
Derek Jeffrey Linkous
Bush Seyferth Pllc (troy)
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Patrick G. Seyferth
Bush Seyferth Pllc (troy)
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Thomas Henderson Dupree, Jr.
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher (dc)
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plaintiff
Henry Williams
Represented By
James Patrick Kennedy
Mi Dept Attorney General (alcohol-Lansing)
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Mark Gordon Sands
Mi Dept Attorney General
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Gerald A. Whalen
Mi Dept Attorney General (alcohol-Lansing)
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Docket last updated: 12 hours ago
Friday, February 21, 2025
17 17 order Case Assignment Review Fri 02/21 1:59 PM
CASE ASSIGNMENT REVIEW indicating the cases are related ; signed by Magistrate Judge Maarten Vermaat (pjw)
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16 16 misc Receipt of Case Notice Fri 02/21 1:55 PM
NOTICE of receipt of case (pjw)
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15 15 utility Case Transferred In - District Transfer Fri 02/21 1:20 PM
CASE TRANSFERRED IN from Michigan Eastern, their case number 2:25-cv-10191; the documents listed above were electronically transferred to the Western District of Michigan (pjw)
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motion Remand Fri 02/21 3:04 PM
MOTION to remand (as taken from 8 ) by plaintiff Henry Williams; (pjw)
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
14 14 ORDER GRANTING Defendant's4 Motion to Transfer Case to the Western District of Michigan. Signed by District Judge Terrence G. Berg. (JHea) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 2/21/2025.]
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
13 13 REPLY to Response re8 MOTION Remand Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) re1 Notice of Removal,,4 MOTION to Transfer Case and Certificate of Service filed by Henry Williams. (Sands, Mark) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 2/21/2025.]
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Att: 1 Index of Exhibits Index of Exhibits,
Att: 2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - TwinSpires letter dated September 3, 2020,
Att: 3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - PFD in Williams v Churchill Downs issued Feb 12, 2025
Thursday, February 06, 2025
12 12 RESPONSE to8 MOTION Remand Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) re1 Notice of Removal,,4 MOTION to Transfer Case filed by Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company. (Seyferth, Patrick) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 2/21/2025.]
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Saturday, February 01, 2025
11 11 REPLY to Response re4 MOTION to Transfer Case filed by Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company. (Linkous, Derek) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 2/21/2025.]
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Tuesday, January 28, 2025
10 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas H Dupree, Jr on behalf of Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company. (Dupree, Thomas) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 2/21/2025.]
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Saturday, January 25, 2025
9 9 RESPONSE to4 MOTION to Transfer Case Brief in Opposition and Certificate of Service filed by Henry Williams. (Sands, Mark) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 2/21/2025.]
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Thursday, January 23, 2025
8 8 MOTION Remand Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) re1 Notice of Removal,,4 MOTION to Transfer Case by Henry Williams. (Sands, Mark) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 2/21/2025.]
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7 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Mark G. Sands on behalf of Henry Williams. (Sands, Mark) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 2/21/2025.]
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6 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Gerald A. Whalen on behalf of Henry Williams. (Whalen, Gerald) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 2/21/2025.]
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5 5 STATEMENT of DISCLOSURE of CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS and FINANCIAL INTEREST by Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company (Linkous, Derek) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 2/21/2025.]
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A United States Magistrate Judge of this Court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636c and FRCP 73. The Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form is available for download at[LINK:http://www.mied.uscourts.gov] [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 2/21/2025.] Modified text on 2/21/2025 (pjw)
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
4 4 MOTION to Transfer Case by Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company. (Linkous, Derek) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 2/21/2025.]
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Att: 1 Index of Exhibits,
Att: 2 Exhibit 1 - Complaint,
Att: 3 Exhibit 2 - Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction,
Att: 4 Exhibit 3 - Order on Motion to Expedite,
Att: 5 Exhibit 4 - Plaintiff's Motion to Expedite,
Att: 6 Exhibit 5 - Unpublished Cases
3 3 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE from District Judge Laurie J. Michelson to District Judge Terrence G. Berg. (JOwe) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 2/21/2025.]
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
2 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Derek J. Linkous on behalf of Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company (d/b/a TwinSpires). (Linkous, Derek) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 2/21/2025.]
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1 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Churchill Downs Technology Initiatives Company (d/b/a TwinSpires) from Wayne County Circuit Court, case number 25-000787-CZ. Receipt No: AMIEDC-10085658 - Fee: $405 Previously dismissed case: No]Possible companion case(s): United States District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1:25-cv-47, Judge Hala Y. Jarbou] (Seyferth, Patrick) [Transferred from Michigan Eastern on 2/21/2025.] Modified text on 2/21/2025 (pjw).
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1 - Verified Complaint,
Att: 2 Exhibit 2 - Wayne County Circuit Court Docket