UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
IN THE MATTER OF REASSIGNMENT
OF CASE NO. 1:25-cv-861 Administrative Order No. 25-CA-073
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WHEREAS Case Nos. 1:21-cv-960, Braziel v. Whitmer, et al., and 1:22-cv-475, Mitchell
v. City of Benton Harber, are currently assigned to the undersigned, and Case No. 1:25-cv-861,
City of Benton Harbor v. The Travelers Indemnity Co., et al., is assigned to the Hon. Jane M.
Beckering;
WHEREAS Magistrate Judge Phillip J. Green has recommended that Case No. 1:25-cv-
861 be reassigned to the undersigned, who was assigned to the earlier-filed of these cases, pursuant
to W.D. Mich. LCivR 3.3.2(c);
WHEREAS the affected judges have consented to the reassignment and the Court being
mindful of the need for the exercise of judicial economy; and
WHEREAS the undersigned has concluded that the above-referenced case should be
reassigned:
IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall reassign Case No. 1:25-cv-861 to the
undersigned.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that another case shall be assigned to Judge Beckering
according to the approved procedure.
A copy of this Administrative Order shall be filed in each case referenced herein.
FOR THE COURT:
Dated: August 20, 2025
HALA Y. JARBOU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
