Concerned Pastors for Social Action et al v. Khouri et al

  1. July 02, 2024

    Flint Needs State Help After Years Of Pipe Delays, Judge Says

    A Michigan federal judge said the city of Flint's repeated failures to replace lead water service lines for residents shows it doesn't have the "wherewithal" or funds to finish the project and granted yet another extension to complete the work with offered help from the state of Michigan.

  2. June 25, 2024

    Flint Judge Wants To Keep City 'Motivated' To Fix Lead Pipes

    A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday all but approved a proposal from the state to step in and help the city of Flint finish replacing lead water service lines and restoring properties for residents, noting the city's repeated failures to meet its obligations under a 7-year-old settlement agreement.

  3. March 13, 2024

    Flint Found In Contempt Over Lead Pipe Replacement Delays

    A Michigan federal judge has found the city of Flint in contempt for dragging its heels on court orders to replace the city's lead pipes after a 2017 settlement, finding that its belated, partial compliance was not enough to avoid the sanction.

  4. June 26, 2023

    Flint Rebuffed In Contempt Fight After Ex Parte Filing

    A Michigan federal judge said the city of Flint and its mayor can't supplement their response to advocacy groups alleging the city hasn't lived up to its settlement agreement over replacing water lines, ruling Flint didn't give proper notice to plaintiffs about the new data it claims will show how much progress it has made. 

  5. May 26, 2023

    Flint Still Violating Water Pipe Deal, Groups Say

    Activists asked a Michigan federal judge Friday to hold the city of Flint in contempt for again failing to comply with the settlement it reached to replace lead service lines, accusing Flint of failing to meet restoration reporting requirements and missing another deadline to determine which properties still need restoration.

  6. February 24, 2023

    Judge Orders Flint To Uphold Its End Of Water Settlement

    A Michigan federal judge on Friday ordered the city of Flint to notify residents as to the status of their water line replacements, saying the city is "plainly" struggling to comply with the now years-old deal.

  7. February 15, 2023

    Flint Questioned On Funding For Residents' Info Requests

    A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday pressed attorneys for Flint on whether the city had budgeted for fielding information requests from residents who needed their water lines replaced, work that has gone past court-imposed deadlines three times so far.

  8. January 20, 2023

    Flint, Groups Set New Water Pipe Replacement Deadline

    Flint, Michigan, has agreed on a revised deadline to replace public waterlines in the city and will immediately create a plan to identify and restore properties where pipes have already been excavated and replaced, according to a requirement added to the settlement with a coalition of citizen groups.

  9. December 16, 2022

    Flint Says Water Pipe Notices Would Be A Burden

    The city of Flint told a Michigan federal judge it is not dragging its feet on investigating and replacing lead service lines in thousands of residents' homes and civil rights groups' request to notify some residents of work already completed. 

  10. November 16, 2022

    Flint Asks To Delay Lead Pipe Settlement Agreement Deadline

    The city of Flint, Michigan, has asked a Michigan federal judge to delay a proposed December response deadline to an amended settlement agreement to replace lead service lines in the city, saying the deadline is not feasible, and reiterating its request to hold off until February 2023.