Defendant's Attorney: James A. Ziehmer

Description: Bay City, Michigan civil litigation class action lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on a class action theory.


This putative class action concerns the Uniform Unclaimed Property Program (“UUPP”) arising under the State of Michigan's Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (the “Act”), Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 567.221, et seq. The Act “provides a mechanism by which the state may hold certain unclaimed property in trust for the benefit of the rightful owner.” Flint Cold Storage v. Dep't. of Treasury, 776 N.W.2d 387, 393 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). Plaintiff Dennis O'Connor, on behalf of himself and the class he seeks to represent, filed an Amended Complaint for money damages against the State of Michigan and Defendants Rachael Eubanks (administrator of UUPP) and Terry Stanton (state administrative manager of UUPP) in their personal capacities. (ECF No. 5.) The Amended Complaint asserts that Defendants violated the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution by not paying Plaintiff and putative class members interest accumulated on the value of the assets held in the UPPP, or alternatively, by operating the UUPP as a “Ponzi scheme.” (Id. at PageID.57-58.)...
O'Connor v. Eubanks (E.D. Mich. 2022)

Outcome: 09/02/2022 28 OPINION and ORDER Overruling 22 , 23 Objections, Accepting and Adopting 21 Report and Recommendation, Granting 9 Second MOTION to Dismiss , Denying as Moot 3 MOTION to Dismiss - Signed by District Judge Nancy G. Edmunds. (LBar) (Entered: 09/02/2022)
09/02/2022 29 JUDGMENT - Signed by District Judge Nancy G. Edmunds. (LBar) (Entered: 09/02/2022)
09/02/2022 30 NOTICE OF APPEAL by Dennis O'Connor re 29 Judgment. Receipt No: AMIEDC-9041518 - Fee: $ 505 - Fee Status: Fee Paid. (Ellison, Philip) (Entered: 09/02/2022)

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