36th District Court extends temporary closure due to COVID-19
The current suspension of all matters at the 36th District Court, with the exception of felony arraignments, emergency evictions, and virtual felony exams, will continue through Jan. 3, 2021. All scheduled matters during this period will be adjourned to a later date, and all parties will be properly notified.
This announcement extends the temporary closure that had been previously enacted on Nov. 18, 2020, due to the rise in positive COVID-19 cases throughout the region. The continued increase in the weeks that have followed necessitated this course of action.
Chief Judge William C. McConico stated, “In the process of arriving at this decision, many factors were considered, and the potential benefits and harms were heavily weighed. I have regularly been receiving the most up-to-date data from the both the City and the County Health Departments, which have shown that we are in an even more critical position now than we were before Thanksgiving in ensuring that our hospital systems do not become overwhelmed. The coming holidays also present a concern.
“Additionally, the 36th District Court is the largest District Court in the State of Michigan, which places us in a unique situation in terms of what we need to do to protect our employees, our justice system partners, and the public during this pandemic. Operating in this limited capacity still requires dozens of our employees to enter the building every single day. To best protect the lives of everyone involved, especially considering that our community is disproportionately affected by this virus, further action needed to be taken” added McConico.
For further updates and information, visit the court’s website at www.36thdistrictcourt.org.
Judge nixes bid to decertify Michigan vote, seize machines
DETROIT (AP) — A lawsuit challenging Michigan’s election results was thrown out Monday by a federal judge, the latest case to be dismissed or dropped.
U.S. District Judge Linda Parker said the lawsuit, alleging widespread irregularities in Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump, was filed on Nov. 25, two days after Michigan certified state results.
“This case represents well the phrase: ‘This ship has sailed,’” Parker said.
The lawsuit filed on behalf of a group of voters claimed Biden benefited from fraud. It sought to reverse the certification and impound all voting machines for inspection — “relief that is stunning in its scope and breathtaking in its reach,” the judge said.
There is no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election. Indeed, election officials from both political parties have stated publicly that the election went well, and international observers confirmed there were no serious irregularities.
The lawsuit seems to be more “about the impact of their allegations on people’s faith in the democratic process and their trust in our government,” Parker said.
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