Catholic Charities West Michigan v. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
What's at Stake
A second state-contracted, taxpayer-funded child placing agency sued the State of Michigan claiming a constitutional right to discriminate against prospective foster and adoptive families headed by same-sex couples in violation of State contracts. The 老澳门开奖结果, representing prospective adoptive parents Kristy and Dana Dumont, is seeking to intervene in this lawsuit in support of the State.
Summary
Kristy and Dana Dumont, who seek to adopt a child out of foster care, were turned away from two taxpayer-funded child welfare agencies in 2016 and 2017 because those agencies had a religious objection to accepting same-sex couples. The Dumonts sued the State of Michigan for allowing agencies to use religious criteria to exclude families who could provide loving homes for children. In March of 2019, the State of Michigan settled the lawsuit and announced that it will require all agencies with state contracts to comply with non-discrimination requirements and accept all qualified families.
Catholic Charities of West Michigan sued the State, claiming the Constitution entitles it to a taxpayer-funded contract to perform public child welfare services and to opt out of the contract's non-discrimination requirement. Because the case is a direct attack on the settlement agreement in the Dumonts' case, the 老澳门开奖结果 filed a motion to intervene on the couple's behalf.
Legal Documents
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11/08/2021
Stipulated Order Staying Case -
07/17/2019
Proposed Intervenor-Defendants' Motion to Intervene -
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07/31/2019
Plaintiff's Response to Motion to Intervene -
08/07/2019
Proposed Intervenor-Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene
Plaintiff's Response to Motion to InterveneDate Filed: 07/31/2019
Court: District Court (E.D. Mich.)
Proposed Intervenor-Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion to InterveneDate Filed: 08/07/2019
Court: District Court (E.D. Mich.)
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07/31/2019
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06/26/2019
Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction -
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07/24/2019
Defendants' Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction -
07/24/2019
Proposed Intervenor-Defendants' Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction -
08/07/2019
Plaintiff's Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Defendants' Response to Motion for Preliminary InjunctionDate Filed: 07/24/2019
Court: District Court (E.D. Mich.)
Proposed Intervenor-Defendants' Response to Motion for Preliminary InjunctionDate Filed: 07/24/2019
Court: District Court (E.D. Mich.)
Plaintiff's Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary InjunctionDate Filed: 08/07/2019
Court: District Court (E.D. Mich.)
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07/24/2019
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06/12/2019
Defendants' Motion to Disqualify -
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06/26/2019
Plaintiff's Response to Motion to Disqualify -
07/03/2019
Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion to Disqualify
Plaintiff's Response to Motion to DisqualifyDate Filed: 06/26/2019
Court: District Court (E.D. Mich.)
Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion to DisqualifyDate Filed: 07/03/2019
Court: District Court (E.D. Mich.)
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06/26/2019
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06/05/2019
Notice of Removal -
04/24/2019
Complaint
Date Filed: 11/08/2021
Court: District Court (E.D. Mich.)
Date Filed: 07/17/2019
Court: District Court (E.D. Mich.)
Date Filed: 06/26/2019
Court: District Court (E.D. Mich.)
Date Filed: 06/12/2019
Court: District Court (E.D. Mich.)
Date Filed: 06/05/2019
Court: District Court (E.D. Mich.)
Date Filed: 04/24/2019
Court: District Court (E.D. Mich.)