U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

A U.S. District Court Judge denied DTE Energy and EES Coke's request to pause a court order requiring compliance with the Clean Air Act at their Zug Island facility. The judge cited public interest and ongoing harm from emissions, upholding a $100 million penalty, new permits, and a $20 million community fund. DTE and EES Coke have appealed the decision to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Wayne County failed to notify tens of thousands of homeowners about a pending federal class action lawsuit alleging illegal seizure of surplus proceeds from foreclosures. A judge ruled this omission was material and required the county to contact past and future homeowners to inform them of the litigation. The lawsuit, filed in October 2020, names Wayne County and County Treasurer Eric Sabree.

A federal judge ruled that Wayne County must notify homeowners about a pending class action lawsuit alleging illegal seizure of surplus proceeds from tax foreclosure sales. The lawsuit, filed in 2020, claims the county and County Treasurer Eric Sabree violated the law by failing to inform past and future homeowners of their right to surplus funds and requiring waivers that denied this right.

Cara Wozniak, a corrections officer at FCI Milan, was sentenced to six months in jail for having sex with an inmate and providing contraband. She is now facing probation violations for contacting the inmate via phone and social media and failing to disclose a cell phone.

A 30-year-old Wayne County man, Peter Caleb-Anthony Qaoud, was arrested on charges of producing and possessing child pornography after the FBI received an anonymous tip about his online threats against minors. FBI investigators found evidence through Instagram's cyber tip to NCMEC, which included explicit messages and videos exchanged with a user claiming to be a 16-year-old girl, leading to a search warrant and his arrest.