Legal Opinion
Alia v. Michigan Supreme Court
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1990No. 88-2095PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs brought this civil rights action alleging that the Michigan Supreme Court exceeded its authority in promulgating a mediation rule. The district court granted defendants’ motion for dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b) on the basis that defendants are entitled to eleventh amendment immunity and qualified judicial immunity. The district court also imposed a $500 sanction against plaintiffs’ attorney pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff Alia appeals the dismissal and the imposition of sanctions.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Supreme Court of Virginia v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Abick v. State Of MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Morrison v. SteinerOhio Supreme Court · 1972
- Perin v. PeulerMichigan Supreme Court · 1964
- Buscaino v. RhodesMichigan Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Acierno v. CloutierCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Shelly L. Mann Robert W. Thorson, Beverly Kish, Proposed Intervenor-Appellant v. Patrick J. ConlinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Shondel Church v. State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019
- Patmon v. Michigan Supreme CourtCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Hughes v. LipscherDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1994
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