Burnham v. Chabot

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK KENNETH C. BURNHAM, Plaintiff, Case # 21-CV-6297-FPG v. DECISION AND ORDER RAE LEE CHABOT, Defendant. INTRODUCTION On April 5, 2021, Plaintiff Kenneth Burnham (“Burnham”) filed this action under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

against Defendant Rae Lee Chabot, a judicial officer in Oakland County Circuit Court in Oakland, Michigan (“Judge Chabot”). Burnham alleges, inter alia, that Judge Chabot violated his Fifth Amendment right to due process under the United States Constitution by improperly exercising personal jurisdiction over Burnham. ECF No. 1 ¶…