FAIR HOUSING CENTER OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT v. SINGH SENIOR LIVING, LLC, et al. - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 2, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: David John Hommel, EISENBERG & BAUM LLP, New York, New York, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: T. Andrew Keating, TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP, Southfield, Michigan, for Appellees.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: David John Hommel, Andrew Rozynski, Reyna Lubin, EISENBERG & BAUM LLP, New York, New York, for Appellant. T. Andrew Keating, James J. Parks, James W. Rose, Benjamin M. Low, TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP, Southfield, Michigan, for Appellees.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Reed Colfax, RELMAN COLFAX PLLC, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.

Judge(s): STRANCH, BUSH, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit

JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge. The Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit (the Center) brought claims against defendants under the federal Fair Housing Act and the Michigan Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act. The district court concluded that the Center had standing to bring suit but granted summary judgment to defendants on both claims. The Center timely appealed. For the following reasons, we VACATE the district court’s judgment and REMAND the case to the district court for further discovery and argument on the issue of standing.