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Davis et al v. Detroit Public Schools Community District et al
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2:17-cv-12100
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November 09, 2020
6th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of $56.5M Detroit Tax Fund Fight
Two Detroit-area taxpayers lost their challenge to stop the use of $56.5 million in public school tax funds for a sports arena when the Sixth Circuit ruled they lacked standing to bring the case.
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March 01, 2018
School Board Wants Pistons Arena Funding Fight Put To Rest
Detroit Public Schools' community district and its board of education on Wednesday urged a Michigan federal judge to toss the remaining claims from a suit brought by residents looking to block the use of $56.5 million in taxpayer funds for a new arena for the NBA's Detroit Pistons, after previously gutting the suit.
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January 29, 2018
Detroit Residents Sanctioned In Pistons Arena Funding Fight
Michigan residents opposed to using $56.5 million in taxes to fund a new arena for the NBA's Detroit Pistons must pay sanctions for bringing "frivolous" allegations in a dropped lawsuit but won't be punished for related claims in a suit that's ongoing, a federal judge said Friday.
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December 11, 2017
Detroit Residents Fire Back At Sanctions Bid In Arena Suit
Michigan residents looking to block $56.5 million in tax dollars from funding the NBA's Detroit Pistons' relocation to a new arena fired back at an "unethical" bid to sanction and compel a deposition that the residents claim has already been agreed upon.
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September 07, 2017
Detroit Residents' Arena Fund Suit A Delay Tactic, Orgs. Say
A pair of Detroit development organizations urged a Michigan federal judge on Wednesday to sanction residents suing to block the use of $56.5 million in taxpayer funds for a new Detroit Pistons arena, saying the lawsuit is a clear attempt to waste time.
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July 25, 2017
Judge Guts $56.5M Detroit Pistons Arena Funding Fight
A Michigan federal judge on Monday trimmed the bulk of a suit brought by residents looking to block $56.5 million in tax dollars from funding the NBA's Detroit Pistons' relocation to a new arena, finding that a majority of the residents' state law and federal constitutional law claims fall short.
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July 03, 2017
Taxpayers Drop $34.5M Detroit Arena Funding Row
Michigan residents challenging the right of downtown development organizations in Detroit to use $34.5 million in taxpayer funds for the NBA team Detroit Pistons' relocation to a new arena have agreed to drop their suit, according to documents filed in Michigan federal court Saturday.