DOE v. KELLEY

No. 1:97-CV-203.

961 F.Supp. 1105 (1997)

John DOE, Richard Roe, and Paul Poe, Plaintiffs, v. Frank J. KELLEY, in his capacity as Attorney General of Michigan, Col. Michael D. Robinson, in his capacity as Director of the Michigan State Police, William Hegarty, in his capacity of Chief of the Grand Rapids, Michigan, Police Department, Walt Sprenger, in his capacity as Chief of the Walker, Michigan, Police Department, Robert W. Smith, in his capacity as Chief of the Sparta, Michigan, Police Department, John Porter, in his capacity as Chief of the Rockford, Michigan, Police Department, Robert Carter, in his capacity as Sheriff of Muskegon County, Marvin Weinrick, in his capacity as Chief of the Cedar Springs, Michigan, Police Department, Gary Rosema, in his capacity as Chief of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department and James Dougan, in his capacity as Sheriff of Kent County, Michigan, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, Southern Division.

March 28, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank E. Stanley, Frank Stanley, P.C., Grand Rapids, MI, for Plaintiffs.

Margaret A. Nelson, Asst. Atty Gen., Lansing, MI, for Defendants Kelley & Robinson.

G. Douglas Walton, Deputy City Atty., Grand Rapids, MI, for Defendant Hegerty.

Teresa S. Decker, Varnum Riddering Schmidt & Howlett, Grand Rapids, MI, for Defendant Sprenger.

Scott G. Smith, Law, Weathers & Richardson, Grand Rapids, MI, for Defendants Smith & Weinrick.

Joseph A. Fink, Dickinson Wright Moon VanDusen, Lansing, MI, for Defendant Porter.

Stephen C. Corwin, Williams Hughes Corwin & Sininger, L.L.P., Muskegon, MI, for Defendant Carter.

Gregory J. Rappleye, Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Grand Haven, MI, for Defendant Rosema.


OPINION OF THE COURT ON PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

McKEAGUE, District Judge.

This case presents constitutional challenges to a recent amendment to Michigan's Sex Offenders Registration Act ("Act"), M.C.L. § 28.721 et seq. The Act is Michigan's version of "Megan's Law." Since 1994, every state in the Union has enacted a similar law requiring registration of certain sex offenders...

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