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Pung v. Isabella County, Michigan

Docket No. Op. BelowArgument Opinion Vote Author Term
25-95 6th Cir. Feb 25, 2026 TBD TBD TBD OT 2025

Issues: (1) Whether taking and selling a home to satisfy a debt to the government, and keeping the surplus value as a windfall, violates the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment when the compensation is based on the artificially depressed auction sale price rather than the property’s fair market value; and (2) whether the forfeiture of real property worth far more than needed to satisfy a tax debt but sold for a fraction of its real value constitutes an excessive fine under the Eighth Amendment, particularly when the debt was never actually owed.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
05/13/2025Application (24A1102) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 27, 2025 to July 25, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
05/16/2025Application (24A1102) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until July 25, 2025.
07/22/2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 25, 2025)
08/13/2025Brief of respondent Isabella County, Michigan in opposition filed.
08/27/2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
09/12/2025Reply of petitioner Michael Pung filed. (Distributed)
10/03/2025Petition GRANTED.
10/22/2025Motion for an extension of time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits submitted.
10/23/2025Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
11/05/2025Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including December 1, 2025. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 12, 2026.
11/21/2025Brief amicus curiae of Joseph Donald Bourgeois filed.
12/01/2025Brief of petitioner Michael Pung filed.
12/01/2025Joint appendix filed.
12/05/2025Brief amicus curiae of Professor Beth A. Colgan filed.
12/08/2025Brief amicus curiae of AARP, et al. filed.
12/08/2025Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States filed.
12/08/2025Brief amicus curiae of The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation filed.
12/08/2025Brief amici curiae of The Buckeye Institute, et al. filed.
12/08/2025Brief amici curiae of Maryland Legal Aid, et al. filed.
12/08/2025Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed.
12/08/2025Brief amicus curiae of National Taxpayers Union Foundation filed.
12/08/2025Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed.
12/08/2025Brief amici curiae of New Disabled South, et al. filed.
12/08/2025Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of neither party filed.
12/08/2025Brief amici curiae of National Association of Realtors®, et al. filed.
12/08/2025Brief amicus curiae of Legal Services of New Jersey filed.
12/08/2025Amici brief of Citizen Action Defense Fund, et al. not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - December 11, 2025)
12/08/2025Brief amici curiae of Citizen Action Defense Fund, et al. filed. (Corrected)
12/08/2025Brief amicus curiae of National Consumer Law Center filed.
12/08/2025Brief amicus curiae of Pioneer New England Legal Foundation filed.
12/08/2025Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed.
12/08/2025Brief amici curiae of Cyrus Sanai, et al. filed.
01/02/2026SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
01/06/2026Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
01/09/2026Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
01/12/2026Brief of County of Isabella, Michigan submitted.