OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ “EMERGENCY MOTION FOR DECLARATORY, EMERGENCY, AND PERMANENT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF” (ECF NO. 7) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION TIMOTHY KING, MARIAN ELLEN SHERIDAN, JOHN EARL HAGGARD, CHARLES JAMES RITCHARD, JAMES DAVID HOOPER, and DAREN WADE RUBINGH, Plaintiffs, v. GRETCHEN WHITMER, in her official capacity as Governor of the State of Michigan, JOCELYN BENSON, in her official capacity as Michigan Secretary of State, and MICHIGAN BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS, Defendants, and CITY OF DETROIT, DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE and MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY, and ROBERT DAVIS, Intervenor-Defendants.

 

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OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ “EMERGENCY MOTION FOR DECLARATORY, EMERGENCY, AND PERMANENT INJUNCTIVE RELIEF” (ECF NO. 7) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN 

SOUTHERN DIVISION 

TIMOTHY KING, MARIAN ELLEN SHERIDAN, JOHN EARL HAGGARD, CHARLES JAMES RITCHARD, JAMES DAVID HOOPER, and DAREN WADE RUBINGH, Plaintiffs, 

v. 

 GRETCHEN WHITMER, in her official capacity as Governor of the State of Michigan, JOCELYN BENSON, in her official capacity as Michigan Secretary of State, and MICHIGAN BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS, Defendants, and CITY OF DETROIT, DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE and MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY, and ROBERT DAVIS, Intervenor-Defendants. 

Civil Case No. 20-13134 

Honorable Linda V. Parker 

 Conclusion 

For these reasons, the Court finds that Plaintiffs are far from likely to succeed in this matter. In fact, this lawsuit seems to be less about achieving the relief Plaintiffs seek—as much of that relief is beyond the power of this Court— and more about the impact of their allegations on People’s faith in the democratic process and their trust in our government. Plaintiffs ask this Court to ignore the orderly statutory scheme established to challenge elections and to ignore the will of millions of voters. This, the Court cannot, and will not, do. 

The People have spoken. 

The Court, therefore, DENIES Plaintiffs’ “Emergency Motion for Declaratory, Emergency, and Permanent Injunctive Relief” (ECF No. 7.) 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

LINDA V. PARKER 

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE 

Dated: December 7, 2020

  

REFERENCE: 

King v. Whitmer (2:20-cv-13134) 

District Court, E.D. Michigan 

Last Updated: Dec. 7, 2020, 4:35 p.m. EST 

Assigned To: Linda Vivienne Parker 

Referred To: R. Steven Whalen 

Date Filed: Nov. 25, 2020 

Date of Last Known Filing: Dec. 7, 2020 

Cause: No cause code entered 

Nature of Suit: 950 Constitutional - State Statute 

Jury Demand: Plaintiff 

Jurisdiction Type: Federal Question