The opinion
RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION
Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b)
File Name: 24a0271p.06
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
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DENNIS SPEERLY; JOSEPH SIERCHIO; DARRIN
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DEGRAND; DANIEL DRAIN; WAVERS SMITH; RICHARD
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FREEMAN; CHRISTOPHER GILES; LOUIS RAY; RICHARD
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SULLIVAN; JAMES NORVELL; MICHAEL BANKS; GUY
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CLARK; MARIA BARALLARDOS; CARY SHERROW; >
JASON KEVIN SINCLAIR; KIMBERLY COULSON; TROY │ No. 23-1940
COULSON; ANDRE MCQUADE; DONALD DYKSHORN; │
TAIT THOMAS; JAMES PAUL BROWNE; WILLIAM │
FREDO; JON ELLARD; RHIANNA MEYERS; RANDALL │
JACOBS; MICHAEL PONDER; PHILIP WEEKS; KATRINA │
FREDO; JIMMY FLOWERS; STEVEN BRACK; KEVIN │
WESLEY; BRIAN LLOYD; GREGORY BUTSCHA; JERRY │
CARROLL; KIMBERLY CARROLL; DOMINIC EATHERTON; │
THOMAS EDMONDSON; RICHARD FILIAGGI; ROBERT │
HIGGINS; DAVID THOMPSON; DONALD SICURA, │
Plaintiffs-Appellees, │
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GENERAL MOTORS, LLC, │
Defendant-Appellant. │
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On Petition for Rehearing En Banc
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit.
Nos. 2:19-cv-11044; 2:19-cv-11802; 2:19-cv-11808; 2:19-cv-11875;
2:19-cv-12371—David M. Lawson, District Judge.
Decided and Filed: December 19, 2024
Before: SUTTON, Chief Judge; MOORE, CLAY, GRIFFIN, KETHLEDGE,
STRANCH, THAPAR, BUSH, LARSEN, NALBANDIAN, READLER,
MURPHY, MATHIS, BLOOMEKATZ, and RITZ, Circuit Judges.*
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Hon. Stephanie Dawkins Davis is recused from participation in this case.
No. 23-1940 Speerly, et al. v. General Motors, LLC Page 2
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COUNSEL
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC: Richard C. Godfrey, R. Allan Pixton,
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP, Chicago, Illinois, John F. Bash,
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP, Austin, Texas, Renee D. Smith, Cole
T. Carter, KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, Chicago, Illinois, Jason M. Wilcox, KIRKLAND &
ELLIS LLP, Washington, D.C., Stephanie A. Douglas, BUSH SEYFERTH PLLC, Troy,
Michigan, for Appellant. ON RESPONSE: Douglas J. McNamara, Karina Puttieva, Madelyn
Petersen, COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC, Washington, D.C., Theodore J.
Leopold, COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, for
Appellees. ON BRIEF: John M. Thomas, DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
Kyle M. Asher, DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC, Lansing, Michigan, Stephen A. D’Aunoy, KLEIN
THOMAS LEE & FRESARD, St. Louis, Missouri, Brandon L. Boxler, KLEIN THOMAS LEE
& FRESARD, Richmond, Virginia, Brian D. Schmalzbach, MCGUIREWOODS LLP,
Richmond, Virginia, Wendy Liu, PUBLIC CITIZEN LITIGATION GROUP, Washington, D.C.,
for Amici Curiae.
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ORDER
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A majority of the Judges of this Court in regular active service has voted for rehearing en
banc of this case. Under Sixth Circuit Rule 40(d), “[a] decision to grant rehearing en banc
vacates the previous opinion and judgment of the court, stays the mandate, and restores the case
on the docket as a pending appeal.”
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the previous decision and judgment of this court are
vacated, the mandate is stayed, and this case is restored to the docket as a pending appeal.
The Clerk will direct the parties to file supplemental briefs and will schedule this case for
oral argument as soon as possible.
ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT
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Kelly L. Stephens, Clerk