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FBAnewsletterWinter 2009 Federal Bar Association - Eastern District of Michigan Chapter - 51 years of service to our Federal Bench and Bar McCree Award Luncheon February 19 President’s Column Barbara L. McQuade The Chapter will hold its annual Wade Hampton McCree Jr. Luncheon on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at the Atheneum Key Contributors Hotel. The reception will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the Luncheon This column focuses on key contributors at noon. to our Chapter. One group of key contribu- tors is our Pro Bono Committee. Enhancing The keynote speaker will be Marc Morial, President and CEO pro bono service was one of our Chapter’s of the National Urban League. Mr. Morial grew up in New Or- main goals for the year, and the Pro Bono leans’ Seventh Ward and served for two terms as Mayor of New Committee has stepped up to the challenge Orleans (1994-2002), thus following in the footsteps of his father, with excellent results. Ernest H. “Dutch” Morial, the first African-American mayor of John Nussbaumer, Rick Haberman and The Crescent City. Mr. Morial received a BA from the University Patrice Arend co-chair the Chapter’s Pro of Pennsylvania and his JD from Georgetown University. He Bono Committee. Immediate Past-Presi- has held his present leadership position with the National Urban dent Mark Goldsmith, a longtime chair of the League since 2003, and he now resides in New York City. Mr. Pro Bono Committee, serves as an officer Morial is a very dynamic speaker. liaison. This group met with the District (continued on page 2) Court’s Pro Bono Committee in August to discuss ways to serve the Court’s pro bono needs. The Court’s Pro Bono Committee, Nominations For Gilman Award chaired by Judge Denise Page Hood, in- Luncheon To Be Held On April 8 cludes Judge Paul D. Borman, Judge Arthur J. Tarnow, Judge Victoria A. Roberts, and Judge Thomas L. Ludington. The Leonard R. Gilman Award Luncheon will be held on Together, these two committees identi- Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at the Atheneum Hotel. The featured fied a need to provide legal services for the speaker will be John A. Rizzo, the Central Intelligence Agency’s flood of cases that have been filed by pro se Acting General Counsel, whose distinguished career of govern- litigants involving mortgage foreclosures. In ment service at the CIA spans more than 30 years. Advance tickets response, they recruited 50 lawyers and law are now available for purchase on the Chapter website. students to provide legal services and orga- In addition, nominations are being accepted for the Gilman nized a training program to be conducted in Award, which is annually given to an outstanding practitioner February. Lawyers in the program will then of criminal law who ex- be assigned to handle these foreclosure Inside this issue emplifies the excellence, cases in District Court. The pro bono mortgage foreclosure train- Supreme Court Preview pg.2-3 professionalism, and com- mitment to public service of ing program is scheduled for February 11th and 12th at the Sheraton Detroit Novi, lo- Tidbits & Trivia pg.3-5 Len Gilman, who was U.S. cated at 21111 Haggerty Road, near I-275 Calling All Law Clerks pg. 5 Attorney at the time of his (Eight Mile Road exit), in Novi . Instructors Social Security Seminar pg.5 death in 1985. are private practitioners as well as career For more information legal services lawyers from the Michigan Featured Member about Mr. Gilman, the Lun- Geneva S. Halliday pg.7 Poverty Law Program, Detroit Legal Aid cheon, or to place a nomi- and Defender, Michi- Passing of the Gavel pg.8-9 nation visit our website, gan Legal Services Special Dave Weaver pg. 10 contact Chapter Executive and Legal Services of South Central Michi- WINNER Director Brian Figot at 6 YEARS Rakow Recap pg. 11 248-358-0870 x-11 or at gan. Interested law- yers may register for National FBA Holiday Fun Photos pg. 12 [email protected] or Outstanding Gilman Award Committee training or a case as- N e w s l e t t e r Executive Board pg. 13 signment by contact- Chair Mike Leibson at 313- A w a r d ing Sabrina Wescott Committee Chairs pg. 14-15 226-9615 or at michael. (continued on page 2) [email protected]. 1 McCree Luncheon (from page 1) President’s Column (continued) at [email protected] or 248.751.7800.ext. The Wade Hampton McCree, Jr. Award for the Advance- 7778 or Julie Tiffany at [email protected] or ment of Social Justice will be presented at the Luncheon. The 248.751.7800.ext. 7784. Award honors individuals or organizations who have made significant contributions to the advancement of social justice. John Nussbaumer has These contributions may include advancing social justice in spent his entire career in areas involving poverty, promoting economic or educational public service. He cur- opportunity, or fighting discrimination involving race, gender, rently serves as associ- ethnicity, national origin, religion, or economic status. The ate dean at the Thomas recipient may be selected from any field of endeavor includ- M. Cooley Law School in ing law, social service, community organization, volunteer charge of the Auburn Hills activities, journalism, teaching and academic research. campus. John worked for many years as a public For those affiliated with organizations that are sponsors defender at the State Ap- of the 2008-2009 Luncheon Series, tickets likely are available John Nussbaumer pellate Defender’s Office, through your organization. representing indigent cli- For others, the charge for the luncheon is $25 for FBA ents in the Michigan and Federal courts. He members and $30 for non-members. Tickets are available has been recognized nationally for his work in on-line at www.fbamich.org, or by sending a check payable access to justice and improving diversity in law to FBA, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter, to Brian Figot, schools. Executive Director, 30100 Telegraph Road, Suite 428, Bing- ham Farms, MI 48025. Rick Haberman practic- es commercial litigation at Dickinson Wright in Detroit, where he serves as the firm’s pro bono coordinator. Rick’s Supreme Court Preview – leadership generated 4,000 Civil Cases hours of pro bono services by attorneys at his firm in by M Bryan Schneider* 2008. Rick also serves as vice chair on the board of di- The upcoming Supreme Court term promises to once rectors for the Legal Aid and Rick Haberman again provide a host of decisions impacting federal practitio- Defender Association. ners.** As of the opening of the Court’s October 2008 Term, the Court had granted certiorari in 58 cases, a significant Patrice Arend practices at increase over the 47 cert. grants that had been issued by the the law firm of Jaffe, Raitt, start of the 2007 Term. Heuer, and Weiss in South- On the civil side of its docket, the Court will consider field. She practices commer- a number of cases involving civil rights and employment cial litigation and employment discrimination. Most significantly, the Court will consider: law. Patrice has organized training programs for the whether the method for analyzing claims of qualified immu- Chapter’s pro bono committee nity in § 1983 suits established in Saucier v. Katz should be for many years. overruled (Pearson v. Callahan, No. 07-751). Patrice Arend The Honorable Mark Gold- In the civil rights area the Court will also consider: smith serves as an Oakland • whether a state’s withdrawal of jurisdiction from County Circuit Judge. As Immediate Past-Presi- state courts of general jurisdiction for claims against dent, Judge Goldsmith continues to contribute state prison employees also precludes § 1983 claims to the Chapter’s pro bono efforts. (Haywood v. Drown, No. 07-10374); Our Chapter recognizes and values the • whether the implied right of action under Title IX, contributions of John, Rick, Patrice and Mark, prohibiting sex discrimination in education, precludes whose efforts will provide individuals with well- a remedy under § 1983 (Fitzgerald v. Barnstable trained lawyers to handle their cases, will assist School Comm., No. 07-1125); the Court by insuring that litigants are well-rep- resented, and will serve the cause of justice. • whether a conclusory allegation that a high-ranking official knew of a subordinate official’s unconstitu- tional acts is sufficient to state a claim against that

2 high- ranking official (Ashcroft v. Iqbal, No. 07- within the exclusive permitting authority of the Corps 1015); (Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation • and the extent of a supervising prosecutor’s abso- Council, No. 07-984; Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Conser- lute immunity for claims based on the suppression vation Council, No. 07-990). of exculpatory evidence (Van de Kamp v. Gold- Finally, the Court will consider whether the Navy stein, No. 07-854). must complete an environmental impact statement before employing mid-frequency active sonar (Winter v. Natural In employment discrimination cases, the Court will Resources Defense Council, No. 07-1239). consider: *Bryan Schneider is a career law clerk to Magistrate • whether an arbitration clause in a collective bar- Judge Paul J. Komives. gaining agreement which waives union members’ **Since the submission of this article, the Supreme rights to a judicial forum for statutory discrimina- Court has decided the Pearson, Fitzgerald and Crawford tion claims is enforceable (14 Penn Plaza LLC v. cases. Pyett, No. 07-581), • the interplay between the Pregnancy Discrimina- tion Act and Title VII (AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen, Tidbits and Trivia No. 07-543), by Brian Figot • and the scope of Title VII’s anti-retaliation provi- sion (Crawford v. Nashville and Davidson County, Tenn., No. 06-1595). New Lawyers Seminar -- A Brief History, Part I Also, the Court will consider two preemption cases: • one involving cigarette advertising (Altria Group There are several contem- v. Good, No. 07-562), porary occurrences that bring • and the other involving prescription drug labeling the New Lawyers Seminar to (Wyeth v. Levine, No. 06-1249). mind as a subject matter for this column. First, there is the fact The Court will also consider, in a case involving puni- that it was held recently (an article about the event appears tive damage limits that was before it last year, whether a elsewhere in this issue). Second, also in this issue, is an state court may interpose a state procedural bar for the first article about Geneva Halliday, who has been (and remains) time after the Court has remanded a case to that court with the Seminar’s driving force for nearly thirty years. Finally, instructions to apply the correct constitutional standard there is the recent retirement of Fred Mester, past Chapter (Philip Morris USA v. Williams, No. 07-1216). president, who along with Alan Harnisch answered the 1976 call from then-Chief Judge Damon Keith, to form Finally, in cases of general interest, the Court will a broad-based steering committee to develop “a Seminar consider: dealing with the ‘nuts and bolts’ of Federal practice” as the • the scope of vote dilution claims under Section 2 first step of improving “the competence and litigative skill of the Voting Rights Act (Bartlett v. Strickland, of the Federal practitioner.” No. 07-689), A twenty-one member Seminar Committee, chaired • and the constitutionality under the First Amend- by Judge Mester (then Chief of the Civil Division in the ment of displays of private religious monuments U. S. Attorney’s Office), brought the concept to reality in on public land (Pleasant Grove City, Utah v. Sum- short order, and the first New Lawyers Seminar was held on mum, No. 07-665). November 30, 1976. A detailed account of the events and planning that led to that first Seminar was first published The Court will also take up several environmental nationally in May 1978. We reprinted the article, written by cases. In three consolidated cases, the Court will determine Judge Mester, in the Winter 2007 50th Anniversary Com- whether the EPA may undertake a cost-benefit analysis in memorative Issue. The original article is available online determining the best technology available for minimizing under “Documents” in the Speeches and Remarks section adverse environmental impact under the Clean Water Act of the Chapter website. (www.fbamich.org) (Entergy Corp. v. EPA, No. 07-588; PSEG Fossil LLC v. The first Seminar was a one-day affair, limited to Riverkeeper, Inc., No. 07-589; Utility Water Act Group v. Federal practice, and was held at the McGregor Memorial Riverkeeper, Inc., No. 07-597). Conference Center at Wayne State University. The famil- In two other consolidated cases, the Court will address iar two-day format encompassing both Federal and State the permissibility of a joint EPA-Army Corps of Engineers courts was instituted in the Seminar’s second year, with regulation placing discharges of dredged or fill material the Seminar being held on November 30 and December (continued on page 4) 3 Tidbits & Trivia (from page 3) and her sense of history (together with this author’s anality in saving other materials during the twenty-one years of his 1, 1977, in the new Renaissance Center, with a reception own involvement with the Seminar). We still have Seminar hosted at the University of Detroit Law School. In the Handbooks or CD-ROMs from a majority of the Seminars third year, the Steering Committee decided to commence and schedules of topics and speakers from every Seminar semiannual Seminars to correspond to the twice-per-year except those in June 1998 and December 1981 for the sec- bar examination (a practice which continued until the final ond day, and December 1980 and December 1986 for both June Seminar, in 2000, which was so sparsely attended days. We have attendance figures for 40 of the Seminars, there were almost more speakers than students). starting in 1982. Those 40 Seminars have been attended by The topics at the first Seminar included introductions 3,612 new lawyers. With an average of about 100 attending to the practicalities of civil and criminal motion and trial each of the Seminars during the years 1982-1985, we can practice; procedures in the Clerk’s Offices of the District safely assume that over the 56 Seminars to date the FBA Court and the Court of Appeals; “Dealings with the U.S. has served at least 5,000 new attorneys. We have actual Attorney’s Office”; “From the Law Clerk’s Point of View” attendance lists for every Seminar held since 1989. and the cleverly entitled “Where Does Plaintiff’s Lawyer The search for the missing material continues; but a Sit and Other Courtroom Mysteries.” survey of the materials at hand reveals: Procedures in the Clerk’s Office has been a mainstay • The next Seminar, in December 2009, will be the of every Seminar since. Dealings with the U.S. Attorney’s 57th; Office appeared just one more year, in 1977, before Alan • With his investiture this year, Judge Gerald E. Gershel revived the topic in December 1985. The Law Rosen became the tenth Chief Judge to preside; Clerk’s Point of View (provided in 1976 by Kay Schloff) • Judge Mester was the Chairperson of the Steering has not been heard since, but it may be revived next year Committee in the Seminar’s first years, until 1980 in light of the formation of the Law Clerks’ Roundtable. when he became the Chapter’s president. He then Other topics have undergone changes in name only, as turned the Chair over to Samuel J. Behringer, Jr. “Mysteries,” a title used only so long as the talk was given and Geneva S. Halliday, then a fairly new attorney by the legendary Wolfgang Hoppe, gave way to two topics herself, employed with the Army Corps of Engi- less imaginatively entitled “Civil Pretrial Proceedings” and neers. “Civil Trial Hints” (which in turn was replaced by “Trial • Geneva has been involved with the Seminar ever of a Civil Case”). Likewise, the topic that Scott Feringa since. As highlighted elsewhere in this issue, she addressed from 1987 until 1992 -- “How to Present Your retired from the practice of law last year -- but she Case in State Court” -- started out as “Do and Don’t: How remains a co-chair of the Seminar. to Present Your Case” when given by Judge Harold Hood • Between 1981 and 1988, the Steering Committee and successor judge-presenters. More subtly, when the was chaired or co-chaired by a variety of combi- Grievance Administrator was unable to speak on the topic nations which included Geneva, Alan Harnisch, of “How to Avoid Grievance Proceedings,” practitioners Stuart Gold, Carl Marlinga, Ellen Ritteman, Robert renamed it “An Overview of Grievance Proceedings.” Forrest, Anthony Adams, Christine Dowhan-Bai- Political correctness also had its way, as “Workmen’s ley, Thomas Rumschlag, Brian Figot and Cathrine Compensation” became “Worker’s Compensation” even Wenger. Christine has been a stalwart co-chair without a change in speakers. every year since 1985; Brian Figot came on board The first year, Seminar participants each received starting in 1987 and Cathrine Wenger followed in a ninety-page booklet, the last section of which was an 1988. examination addressed “TO ALL APPLICANTS FOR • Grant Gilezan attended the Seminar as a new ADMISSION TO PRACTICE IN THE UNITED STATES lawyer in 1989. He was the morning moderator DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF for Federal day in 1990, and became a co-chair in MICHIGAN.” From the fact that an answer sheet was in- 1991 (the “junior” member until Brian Akkashian cluded, we may assume that the questions were intended as joined the chairs in 2004). This year, the chairs a précis of “what every lawyer should know.” The Seminar welcomed Theresa Serra, career clerk to Judge Handbook grew, and grew, and grew, until the last one -- Nancy Edmunds, who attended the Seminar in printed in 1999 -- was nearly 500 pages. In 2000, paper December 1992. gave way to emerging technology, with this Chapter at the • The afternoon moderator in 1990 (and again in forefront of the “green” movement to CD-ROMs. It saved 1993) was a young Assistant U.S. Attorney named a lot of green to do so, since the last printed handbook cost Jennifer Granholm. nearly $35.00 a copy to produce. • The only husband and wife to serve as moderators The Chapter’s archives contain a wealth of materials, (though in different years) were current Chapter thanks to Geneva Halliday’s long association with the event president Barb McQuade and her husband, Dan

4 Hurley, co-chair of the Criminal Practice Com- with each other, with firms), educational purposes (panel mittee. discussions and continuing training) and related matters. • Stan Bershad has appeared the most times as a To this end, the Chapter, in conjunction with the Court, is speaker, at least 46, having overtaken Neil Fink updating its Law Clerk Directory. All current and former this year for most appearances. Stan has spoken law clerks are asked to access the Chapter’s website, click on the topic of bankruptcy at every Seminar held on the pdf-fillable form, fill it out and either email it to the since 1980, with the exception of the Seminar in address provided or fax it to the fax # provided. December 1987. He is the Seminar’s current Iron For more information about the Committee, visit Person, with 34 straight appearances. the Chapter’s website or contact one of the committee • The Chapter’s “Cal Ripkin” was Charles Glass, co-chairs: Rita Elizabeth Foley at 313-226-9520 or rita. who spoke on the topic of the Handling of a [email protected] or Theresa M. Serra at 313-234 5158 or Domestic Relations Case over the course of four [email protected]. decades - from 1977 until 2000. • Other speakers with twenty-five or more appear- ances (not including multiple appearances in the Advanced Social Security same Seminar) are: Hon. Julian Abele Cook, Jr. (27, but with another 12 Seminars where he Practice Seminar performed double duty); David DuMouchel (35); Timothy Wittlinger (at least 31); Liz Larin (28); The Chapter’s Social Security Committee is pleased Judy Christie (28); Peter Ritteman (28); A. Rob- to announce an important seminar for all social security ert Zeff (27); Hon. Paul Borman (27); and Marty practitioners. Reisig (27). The keynote speaker for “Advanced Social Security Practice,” planned for the afternoon of March 26, 2009, Due to the bountiful materials and the importance of will be the Hon. Frank A. Cristaudo, Chief Administrative the Seminar to the Chapter and to the District, there will no Law Judge, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, doubt be another article on the history of the New Lawyers Social Security Administration. This seminar also will Seminar in a future issue. feature Administrative Law Judge Peter Dowd, Chief Judge of the Flint, Michigan Office of Disability Adjudication Sidebar: Saving Newsprint? and Review. Judge Cristaudo is the Chief Social Security ALJ for the United States, with day-to-day oversight of the Looking through the Seminar schedules from the early Agency’s hearing operation including nearly 1,200 Ad- years, one of the particularly striking contrasts is in the ministrative Law Judges, supported by more than 5,000 names of the law firms. For instance, Butzel Long was hearing office staff, which hold hearings in 141 hearing then known as “Butzel, Long, Gust, Klein & Van Zile.” offices and over 150 remote hearing locations, issuing more Plunkett Cooney was “Plunkett, Cooney, Rutt, Watters, than 550,000 decisions a year. Stanczyk & Pedersen.” Dickinson Wright was then “Dick- There will be no charge for attending, but not attending inson, Wright, McKean, Cudlip and Moon.” “Dykema” may be costly. Due to the limited capacity of Room 115 was “Dykema, Gossett, Spencer, Goodnow & Trigg.” at the Levin Courthouse, please register in advance online Moreover, it is to be recalled that the receptionists at www.fbamich.org or by calling the Chapter office at always answered the telephone with the entire panoply of 248-358-0870 x-11. For further information, contact Jef- names. One almost imagines Messrs. Van Zile, Pederson, frey S. Appel, chair of the Social Security Committee at Moon and Trigg calling their offices now and then to make [email protected]. sure they did.

Calling All Current And Former New Lawyers Seminar: Farewell to an Old Friend and Federal Law Clerks Hello to a New Co-Chair Are you a current or former law clerk to a District Another successful New Lawyers Seminar is in the Judge, Magistrate Judge, Bankruptcy Judge, or Sixth Cir- books, as a near-capacity group of ninety-eight newer attor- cuit Judge sitting in Michigan? If so, the Chapter wants neys (mostly from the February and July 2008 Bar Exams) to hear from you! The Law Clerks’ Roundtable, a com- enjoyed learning the “nuts and bolts” of practice from some mittee in formation in 2008-2009, seeks to bring Federal of the best State and Federal legal talent in the metropolitan law clerks together for networking (with the Chapter, Detroit area on December 2nd and 3rd. This Seminar, the (continued on page 6) 5 New Lawyers Seminar (from page 5) first of its kind in the nation, has been co-sponsored for more than 30 years by the Chapter, the District Court and the Younger Lawyers Section of the State Bar. Even the Seminar luncheon, in the Crystal Ballroom of the newly renovated Westin Book Cadillac Hotel, provided an excellent mentoring opportunity as Chief Judge Wil- liam Giovan of the Wayne County Circuit Court combined the wisdom of his years with the mellifluous tones of his rich baritone voice as he graciously -- and musically -- ad- dressed the group. Joined by his fellow “Forum Shoppers” barbershop quartet for the first part of his “lecture,” Judge Giovan provided invaluable hints on how to obtain ad- Photo by John Meiu, courtesy of Detroit Legal News. journments in B-flat – with- o u t b e i n g flat. He then The New Lawyers Seminar Committee Co-Chairs proceeded to (Brian Akkashian, Christine Dowhan-Bailey, Brian the more tra- Figot, Grant Gilezan, Geneva Halliday, and Cathrine ditional for- Wenger, together with Theresa Serra - the first new mat for the member of the Committee in nearly ten years) would remainder of like to thank all of the busy practitioners and members the hour. of the judiciary who volunteered their time to assist these For Judge new members of our legal community. Giovan, first a p p o i n t e d to the bench in 1967 and Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen address- a Common ing attendees. Photo by John Meiu, courtesy P l e a s a n d of Detroit Legal News. then Wayne Circuit judge since 1973, this was his farewell address to the New Lawyers Seminar as he faced mandatory retirement at the end of his current term at the end of the year. Our Chapter also performed the honor of sponsoring these neophytes’ admission to practice before the Eastern District of Michigan during a mass swearing-in ceremony. District Judges Victoria A. Roberts, Denise Page Hood, and Robert H. Cleland presided over the admissions ceremony which emphasized civility in law practice. Local attorneys who served as sponsors included Susan Gillooly, Michael Riordan, Peter Caplan, Christine Dowhan-Bailey, Steve Cares, and Jeanine Jones. Registration in the Seminar entitles participants to one year of Chapter membership, so please welcome these new counselors at our events. Thus far, more than sixty-five of the attendees have also joined National FBA. Another benefit is the Ohio State Bar Association’s recognition Left to right, Cathrine Wenger, Christine of this event as a means of fulfilling its practice require- Dowhan-Bailey, Judge William Giovan, Barb McQuade, ments prerequisite for admission to practice in its Federal Geneva Halliday, and Brian Figot. Photo by John Meiu, districts. courtesy of Detroit Legal News.

6 Focus on said, “because Jim wanted a three-year commitment, and an FBA Member I was not sure I would stay that long. I just wanted the trial experience, but when I joined the office I found that I loved the place and never left.” Geneva S. Halliday Geneva said that in may ways the FBA is responsible First Lady of the FBA for her career at the U.S. Attorney’s Office. “In 1979, my Retires After 28 Years first FBA assignment was to assist with the New Lawyers as an Assistant U. S. Seminar,” she said. “However, because the Chair had a Attorney vacation planned, I became a committee of one and put on the Seminar. I received many favorable comments for my A continuing feature of the efforts causing Richard Rossman, then First Assistant U. S. Newsletter is the periodic profiling of a FBA member. This Attorney, to ask me to apply for a position in the Office. I is the fifth of such profiles. do not think I was selected for the position because I was an FBA member, but the FBA gave me an opportunity By Michael J. Riordan* showcase my talents and that led to my appointment. For that, I always will be grateful.” Geneva S. Halliday, whom many According to Ellen Christensen, Chief long-time FBA members consider to be of the U.S. Attorney’s Civil Enforcement the “First Lady” of the Chapter, recently Unit, “Geneva not only became one of the retired after twenty-eight years in the U.S. most successful litigators in the office, she Attorney’s Office Civil Division. was the attorney that Federal agency clients Geneva joined the FBA in 1978, and soon began to rely upon as the go-to person. in 1979, she became the co-chair of the She had one of the largest retirement parties New Lawyers Seminar, a position she held that I can recall in my twenty-eight years until her retirement. Geneva also served as with the Office and that was a reflection editor of the Chapter’s Newsletter, Chair of the respect and admiration with which of the Civil Practice Section, Co-Chair of her co-workers, her clients and opposing the Dinner Committee and she was the counsel held her.” founder of “A (Habeas) Chorus Line.” “But,” Christensen said, “Geneva was From 1992 through 1993, she was the not all about work and the FBA. For many Chapter’s President. years, she has been an avid sailboat racer However, by no means did Geneva’s Geneva S. Halliday at the Crystal Lake Yacht Club in Northern FBA involvement end with the conclu- Michigan. She also enjoys scrap booking, sion of her Presidency. She went on to serve the National traveling, birdwatching and spending time with friends, FBA as a Sixth Circuit Vice-President, Chair of the Circuit and especially with her family,” which, in addition to Gary, Vice-Presidents and became a Trustee of the Federal Bar includes their nineteen year-old son Cale, a freshman at the Foundation in Detroit. “Without question,” said Chapter University of Michigan. Executive Director Brian Figot, “Geneva has played a Along with her hobbies and family, Geneva is very monumental role in making our Chapter and the National involved in volunteer activities. She teaches Sunday FBA the successful organizations they are today. Even school and is the coordinator of adult education at the though she has retired from the active practice of law, we Grosse Pointe Memorial Church. She is the President of still look to Geneva for guidance.” the Alpha Phi Alumnae Group and is active in the Junior A 1974 graduate of the University of Michigan and League of Detroit. a 1977 graduate of Wayne State University Law School, While she and Gary will maintain their home in Grosse Geneva began her legal career as a magistrate for the 67th Pointe Park, they plan to spend January through March of District Court in Genesee County. She resigned after one every year in their winter home in Green Valley, Arizona. year in the position because she was anxious to get on with Geneva says that even though she misses her colleagues the practice of law. In 1978, she joined the U.S. Army from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, she has no plans to con- Corps of Engineers as an attorney where she met her hus- tinue in the practice of law and will concentrate her efforts band Gary Mannesto, Chief of Regulatory Functions for on her hobbies, volunteer activities and helping out with Corps of Engineers for twenty-six years until, like Geneva, the Chapter when she is in Michigan. he recently retired. *Michael J. Riordan is an Assistant U.S. Attorney and In 1980, then-U.S. Attorney Jim Robinson offered Ge- the Chapter’s Treasurer. neva a position in the Civil Division’s Defensive Litigation Unit. “I was hesitant to take the position at first,” Geneva 7 Passing Of The Gavel

On January 15, 2009, the Court held a Passing the Gavel Ceremony. The ceremony began with Jacob DeMond Rosen playing “The Star Spangled Banner” on the violin and Rabbi David Nelson giving the invocation. After Chief Judge Bernard A. Friedman introduced the Bench, Judge John Feikens spoke about the history and role of the Chief Judge. Chapter President Barbara McQuade, an AUSA and former law clerk to Chief Judge Friedman, spoke about Chief Judge Friedman’s work on accessibility of the Court, civility and problem solving. After Chief Judge Friedman gave his remarks, Court Administrator David J. Weaver presented him with a resolution of appreciation from all of the Judges of the Court, within which are mentioned a multitude of Chief Judge Friedman’s contributions to the Court - including the Chief’s Award and the Fitness Center. Chief Judge Friedman then administered the oath to Judge Rosen, at which time the gavel was passed. Attorney Thomas Cranmer, attorney W. Mack Faison, Michigan Supreme Court Justice Stephen J. Markman, and Eleanor Josaitis spoke on behalf of Chief Judge Rosen. The ceremony concluded with Chief Judge Rosen’s address and was followed by a reception. Judge Bernard A. Friedman, Judge Gerald E. Rosen. Photo by Ron Smith.

Judge Bernard A. Friedman members of the bar and the bench. In furtherance of this by Jennifer McManus, career law clerk goal, one of Judge Friedman’s first actions as Chief Judge to Judge Friedman was to develop a civility initiative, and to appoint a Court ombudsman to mediate if problems arise between an at- torney and a judge. Judge Bernard A. Friedman Judge Friedman is also well- was appointed to the Court by known for his commitment to President Ronald Reagan in June health. The combination of 1988. Judge Friedman became Judge Friedman’s commitment to Chief Judge of the Court on June physical fitness and to the well- 18, 2004. being of the court family led him During Judge Friedman’s to ban smoking in the Courthouse confirmation hearing, Senator and to offer smoking cessation Carl Levin gave a glowing state- programs to Court staff. In ad- ment to the Senate, stating, “one dition, Judge Friedman planned of the things that he specializes and built the Bernard A. Fried- in is making the law come alive man Fitness Center in the base- for people.” Senator Levin’s ment of the courthouse, thereby observation remains true today. ensuring that the Court family Judge Friedman regularly holds would have access to a state-of- motion hearings, and even occa- the-art fitness facility. sional trials, at local law schools, Judge Gerald E. Rosen, Judge Denise Page Hood The above only provides a and often has a library full of and Judge Bernard A. Friedman. glimpse of Judge Friedman’s interns. Photo by Ron Smith. accomplishments as Chief Judge. Judge Friedman is known for his warmth and his However, as many readers know, Judge Friedman spent emphasis on congeniality and civility. Judge Friedman’s last year in a very tough battle with cancer. True to his warmth is often on display during his regular walks through nature, he remained positive throughout his fight, and even the Courthouse as he hands out Tootsie Pops, greeting retained a full civil caseload. Judge Friedman emerged Court personnel and attorneys. In addition, his approach victorious from his battle, which we consider one of his to being Chief Judge was to stress cooperation between greatest achievements as Chief Judge. 8 New Chief Judge policy development in the areas of sentencing and criminal Gerald E. Rosen law and procedure. Judge Rosen was also selected by his by Linda Hylenski and Jim Lewis, colleagues to serve on the Board of Directors of the Federal career law clerks to Chief Judge Rosen Judges Association. In addition, Judge Rosen has been an Adjunct Professor Judge Gerald E. Rosen was appointed to the Court by of Law, and has taught Evidence at the University of Michi- President George H.W. Bush in March 1990. Judge Rosen gan Law School, Wayne State University Law School, became Chief Judge of the Court University of Detroit Mercy on January 1, 2009. School of Law and Thomas Judge Rosen began his pro- M. Cooley Law School. Judge fessional career in Washington, Rosen frequently lectures at D.C., serving as a Legisla- continuing legal education tive Assistant to United States seminars for both lawyers and Senator Robert P. Griffin of State and Federal Judges. He Michigan for five years, from has also lectured at numerous February 1974 through January International conferences, and 1979. While serving on Senator represented the United States Griffin’s staff, Judge Rosen at- government as part of the U.S. tended the George Washington State Department’s Rule of Law University Law School, at night, program in Moscow, Russia and obtained his Juris Doctor and Tbilisi, Georgia, consult- degree in May 1979. (He is now ing with legal scholars and a member of the Law School’s judges from those nations on the Board of Advisors). Judge drafting of their constitutions Rosen’s undergraduate degree is Judge Gerald E. Rosen and Judge Bernard A. and organization of their legal from Kalamazoo College. Friedman. Photo by Ron Smith. systems. He has also lectured Prior to taking the Bench, to high-ranking Chinese judges Judge Rosen was a Senior Part- at the Supreme People’s Court ner at the law firm of Miller, in Beijing, China and Egyptian Canfield, Paddock and Stone. judges in Cairo. In February, While at Miller, Canfield, Judge he will represent the American Rosen was a trial lawyer, spe- judiciary in a United Nations- cializing in commercial, em- sponsored seminar on interna- ployment and constitutional tional and domestic anti-terror- litigation. ism laws and criminal procedure During his 19-year tenure in Bangkok, Thailand. as a District Judge, Judge Rosen Beyond his professional has presided over a number of work, Judge Rosen is involved high-profile cases, including ter- with several charitable and rorism cases, large class action community organizations, in- lawsuits, and several multidis- cluding serving on the Board of trict litigation actions. Sitting Directors of Focus: HOPE and by designation with the Sixth the Michigan Chapter of the Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Federalist Society. Rosen has participated on nu- Judge John Corbett O’Meara, Judge Denise Page As he begins his tenure as merous appellate panels and has Hood and Judge Gerald E. Rosen. Chief Judge, Judge Rosen views authored a number of significant Photo by Ron Smith. updating the Court’s facilities appellate opinions. He has tried as a high priority. During his cases in several other district courts including the Eastern tenure, he intends to address the space, infrastructure and District of New York, the Northern District of Illinois and security-related problems presented in the Theodore Levin the Western District of Tennessee. U.S. Courthouse. From 1995-2001, Judge Rosen served on the U.S. Judicial Conference’s Committee on Criminal Law. As a member of that Committee, he was actively involved in

9 From Court Sentencing Advocacy Seminar Administrator A Success Dave Weaver On November 12th, the Criminal Practice Committee A New Chief Judge held a panel discussion on improving sentencing advo- and New Rules for cacy. Panel members were Judge Marianne O. Battani, Jury Service Judge Robert H. Cleland, and Chief Probation Officer Phil Miller. Committee Co-Chair Matthew Leitman served as

moderator. There was a terrific turnout for the presenta- On January 15, 2009, a “Passing the Gavel” Ceremony tion. Indeed, Room 115 of the Courthouse was so full that was held in the Courthouse. Chief Judge Bernard A. Fried- additional seating had to be arranged. Audience mem- man concluded his tenure as Chief Judge on January 1, bers included seasoned defense lawyers and prosecutors, 2009 and is succeeded by Judge Gerald E. Rosen. Judge younger attorneys looking for useful tips about sentencing Friedman had many significant achievements during his practice, and several sitting judges. tenure. As Court Administrator, I work closely with the The goal of the presentation was to assist both pros- Chief Judge and met or spoke by phone almost daily with ecutors and defense lawyers in enhancing the quality of him. His easy demeanor and attention to detail made my their sentencing presentations. On behalf of the Probation job very easy indeed. I look forward to working with Department, Phil Miller stressed the need for attorneys to Chief Judge Rosen and his staff on the many issues facing engage with the probation officers early in the sentencing the Court. process. He recommended that defense attorneys and pros- On October 13, 2008, the President signed the “Judicial ecutors alike meet personally with the assigned probation Administration and Technical Amendments Act of 2008” officer to inform the officer of the salient points concerning into law. The Act included 19 separate provisions, includ- sentencing. He urged attorneys to bring to the probation ing several interesting amendments to the Jury Selection officer’s attention all grounds for downward departures and Service Act. Specifically, district courts now have the from the sentencing guidelines and all grounds for a vari- discretion in deciding whether to bring into court those ance from the recommended sentence. individuals who fail to respond to a jury summons. This Judges Battani and Cleland offered some insight into had not been discretionary prior to the amendment and was the Sentencing Council process that many of the judges difficult to enforce. utilize. During this process, a panel of three judges shares For those individuals who are brought into court for information about upcoming sentencings that each will ignoring a jury summons, the penalties are now greater. conduct, and the judges each offer views concerning an The maximum fine for failure to respond to a jury sum- appropriate sentence. mons or for lying on a questionnaire to avoid jury duty has Judges Battani and Cleland also discussed the role been increased from $100 to $1000 and adds the potential of letters submitted by crime victims and by friends and penalty of community service. For employers who retaliate family of criminal defendants. The judges explained that against an employee serving on a jury, the maximum civil the letters play an important role in providing insight into penalty has been raised from $1,000 to $5,000 and also the victims and the defendants, but they cautioned against adds the potential penalty of community service. flooding the Court with repetitive letters. They indicated Finally, the Act eliminated the archaic requirement that that a smaller number of detailed letters may be more useful district courts have “public drawings” for the selection of than a huge number of duplicative letters. For instance, names for jury wheels. This function has been performed Judge Battani explained that a thoughtful letter from a by computers for many years. Under the Act, the court is defendant’s priest or rabbi about the defendant’s religious only required to post a public notice explaining the selec- faith and commitments may be more helpful than a large tion process. This has been the approach in the Eastern number of letters from members of the congregation at- District of Michigan for many years. testing to the same points. As of this writing, the temperatures are sub-zero and Judge Cleland stressed the need for counsel to pres- snow is everywhere. I look forward to writing for the ent their arguments in a clear fashion and to request very next issue when Spring has hopefully sprung! As always, specifically the relief they are seeking. For instance, he if you have questions or comments, please email me at indicated that attorneys have ineffectively sought depar- [email protected]. tures from the sentencing guidelines through vague requests in letters and sentencing memoranda rather than through specifically directed motions for departures.

10 Judge Battani indicated that she takes an interest in Michigan State University College of Law; Darin C. what defendants have been doing since the date of their Schrock, Thomas M. Cooley Law School; Evan A. Peter- offense and/or the date of their arrest. She wants to know son, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law; Bret Dis- whether they have taken steps kin, University of Michigan on their own to turn their Law School; and, Tamar lives around. Dolcourt, Wayne State Uni- The Seminar received versity Law School. positive reviews. Many at- The annual meeting tendees commented that the of the Historical Society program succeeded in provid- concluded with a presenta- ing practical tips for improv- tion by Greg Stohr, U.S. ing sentencing practice. The Supreme Court Reporter Criminal Practice Committee for Bloomberg News, and is in the process of plan- author of A Black and White ning additional programs. Case: How Affirmative Ac- Those interested in assisting tion Survived its Greatest should contact Committee Legal Challenge (Bloom- Co-Chairs Matthew Leitman berg Press, 2004). Mr. or Dan Hurley. Stohr discussed the topic of his book, the University of Michigan affirmative action cases Grutter v. Bollinger From Left to Right: Michael Lavoie, Barb McQuade, John and Gratz v. Bollinger. The Rakow Mayer and Greg Stohr. Photo by John Meiu, courtesy of November 2008 issue of The Luncheon/ Detroit Legal News. Court Legacy, the newslet- Historical ter of the Historical Society, Society Meeting contained the chapter of the book which reported on the The Edward H. Rakow arguments in Grutter and Scholarship Awards Lun- Gratz before the U. S. Su- cheon and the annual meeting preme Court. of the Historical Society of Mr. Stohr commented the U.S. District Court for the on his first-hand observation Eastern District of Michigan of these “targeted lawsuits were held jointly on Novem- aimed at changing the law” ber 18, 2008 at the Atheneum at a time when amicus briefs Suites Hotel in Greektown. played such a significant The program began with role. He also discussed the the presentation of the Ra- proceedings leading to Jus- kow Scholarship Awards tice Sandra Day O’Conner’s by Chapter President Bar- majority opinion in Grut- bara McQuade and Dennis ter endorsing Michigan Clark, Trustee of the Federal Law School’s approach to Bar Foundation. The Rakow diversity, as well as Chief Awards are given annually Justice Rehnquist’s major- to students at Michigan law ity opinion in Gratz striking Edward Kronk with Rakow scholarship recipients. Photo by schools who demonstrate out- down the undergraduate John Meiu, courtesy of Detroit Legal News. standing scholarly achieve- admissions policy six-to- ment in securities, corpora- three. Overall, Mr. Stohr’s tion or business law. The presentation reflected upon scholarships are endowed by the significance of these ex- the Federal Bar Foundation of Detroit in memory and honor tremely close Supreme Court rulings and the relevance of of Edward H. Rakow, one of the Chapter’s founders. such decisions to race relations in the U.S. today. The 2008 recipients of the Rakow Awards are: Zachary Stavedahl, Ave Marie School of Law; Bradley L. Dizik, 11 Holiday Party Fun

On December 2, 2008, the Chapter hosted its second annual holiday party at the newly renovated Westin Book Cadillac. The one hundred and twenty-five guests included fifteen judges from the federal bench and three state court judges. Guests enjoyed dining on hors d’oeuvres and listening to Magistrate Judge Whalen’s jazz quartet, The Cat’s Pajamas.

Past Chapter Presidents Christine Dowhan-Bailey, Julia Pidgeon, and Judge Mark A. Goldsmith. Patrick Hackett, Judge Barbara K. Hackett, Judge Marianne O. Battani and Magistrate Judge Paul J. Komives.

Book Club News – “Flash Of Genius”

The Chapter’s book club will be experimenting with different media at its next session. Rather than discussing a law-related book, the group will meet on April 21, 2009, to talk about a recently released movie, “Flash of Genius.” The film tells the story of Dr. Robert Kearns, the inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper who filed in the United States District Court a series of highly publicized patent infringement lawsuits against Elisa Angeli-Palizzi, Jeff Sadowski numerous vehicle manufactures. and Mike Palizzi. Speaking at the meeting will be Judge Avern Cohn, who presided over the Kearns litigation, which lasted for several years and attracted national media attention on account of, among other things, Dr. Kearns’ idiosyncratic personality and unorthodox decision-making. Judge Cohn will opine on the degree to which “Flash of Genius,” which stars Greg Kinnear, accurately reflects what occurred in his courtroom. Participants will be asked to rent and watch “Flash of Genius,” which will be widely available on DVD and Blue Ray on February 21, 2009, in advance of the book club session. The meeting will begin at noon and take place in the Judges’ Conference Center, Room 722, at the Federal Courthouse. Those interesting in attending the event are requested to Elizabeth Stafford, Judge Denise Page Hood register on the Chapter’s website, at www.fbamich.org. and Stephanie Davis.

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