Jeff Fanto Law

10/14/2021

The following numbers should scare everyone. Please, there is help available through Families Against Narcotics, Help Not Handcuffs, many local police departments, the Probation Department at the 23rd District Court, and many others. If you are in the midst of substance abuse or know someone who is, please reach out to these organizations. You can also contact me through PM or 313-610-6047. I will get you pointed in the right direction.

From Families Against Narcotics:

On Wednesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics released incredibly heartbreaking data about the 12-month period ending March 2021. During that time, there were 96,779 reported drug overdose deaths in the U.S., which is an increase of 29.6% from March 2020 to March 2021. This is a new record high number of overdose deaths in a 12-month period.


This means that we're now losing people to overdoses at the rate of 265 each and every day, which is completely unacceptable. We remain in the midst of a public health crisis that has, unfortunately, been overshadowed by the COVID pandemic. And there are no vaccines for addiction. We must continue to educate the public and do everything we can to help those who are struggling with substance use disorder.

04/15/2020

23rd District Court has an amnesty program for traffic tickets. Please go to

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04/01/2020

For those of you with small businesses:

03/30/2020

For Unemployment issues:

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MILEO/bulletins/283ba0e

03/14/2020

More Court Info - Wayne County Circuit Court:

State of Emergency- COVID-19 Coronavirus
Mar 13, 2020
Detroit, MI – The Chief Judge, acting pursuant to MCR 8.110(C)(2)(c) and (3)(C) and recognizing the states of emergency declared by the President and the Governor, hereby orders that the Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan (Third Circuit Court) shall remain open to address the following essential operations:

Felony criminal matters heard at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice:
The Court shall hear arraignments on the information for incarcerated defendants;
The Court shall hear emergency bond motions;
The Court shall hear proceedings related to the arraignments on bench warrants and of probationers arrested on warrants for violations of probation;
The Court shall hear trials for incarcerated defendants only
The Court shall hear scheduled sentencings for incarcerated defendants
Juvenile proceedings heard at the Lincoln Hall of Justice/or Juvenile Detention Facility:
The Court shall hear emergency proceedings for abuse/neglect cases;
The Court shall hear preliminary hearings, scheduled trials and disposition hearings for detained youth;
The Court shall hear waiver hearings for youth to be charged as or with the rights attributed to an adult
Domestic Relations Proceedings:
Cases heard at either the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center (CAYMC) or Penobscot Building
The initiation of personal protection orders (PPOs);
Hearings on denied PPOs;
Arraignments on alleged violations of PPOs;
Hearings for PPO Respondents not able to make bail following an arraignment;
Parental Waivers;
Approving and/or Hearing Emergency Hearings as are deemed necessary by the sitting Emergency Judge;
The signing or preparing of any Emergency Orders necessary for the safety and well-being of a litigant or child, at the discretion of the Emergency Judge.
Civil proceedings heard at CAYMC:
Requests for emergency show cause and injunctive orders;
Business Court emergencies;

The Chief Judge will continue to hear all infectious disease cases brought by the Wayne County or City of Detroit Health Departments;

The Court further orders that all operations not outlined above shall be suspended until Monday, March 30, 2020.

Please be advised that Clerk operations will be staffed to handle essential services identified in the Court’s Declaration of a State of Emergency. Non-essential operations will be processed as staffing levels permit.

03/13/2020

Just an FYI if you're wondering why your case has not been filed or is being delayed. Be safe.

Due to the declaration of an emergency by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the Wayne County Probate Court will only accept emergency filings and will only conduct emergency hearings effective Monday, March 16, 2020 through Friday, March 27, 2020. All currently scheduled hearings will also be adjourned, except for the mental health docket on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week, until after that two-week period. The Court will notify parties of new hearings dates when the Court reopens.

Starting Monday, March 16, 2020, only emergency filings will be accepted during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 8am-12:30pm and 1:30-4:30pm). This includes:

· mental health pick-up/transport orders
· other mental health petitions, including petitions for hospitalization
· petitions for immediate funeral/burial arrangements
· guardianships involving life-threatening medical emergencies
· conservatorships with immediate pending evictions/foreclosures/shut off notices
· estates where immediate access to residence is necessary
· requests for ex-parte temporary restraining orders
· emergency petitions filed by Adult Protective Services and Child Protective Services.

The court will be closed to the public as to all other matters. Questions may be directed to [email protected] which will be monitored by court staff during the closure period. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we face this public health challenge together.

Information around this outbreak is changing rapidly. The latest information is available at Michigan.gov/Coronavirus and CDC.gov/Coronavirus

Michael J. McClory
Chief Deputy Probate Register
Wayne County Probate Court
(313) 224-5685
[email protected]

Description: Coronavirus - Coronavirus

11/01/2019

Please beware:

NORTHERN MICHIGAN, (WPBN/WGTU) -- It's similar to Va**um and Xanax and is used as a prescription medication in other countries. But in the United States, it's unregulated and police say it has become an increasingly popular drug of abuse in northern Michigan. Etizolam is used as a prescription medic...

05/14/2019

https://www.mlive.com/news/2019/05/michigans-drug-problem-has-climbed-to-second-worst-in-united-states-report-says.html

Michigan ranked 10th in 2017 and 4th in 2018, according to Wallethub.

03/21/2019

I keep mentioning this because it is REAL!

Overdose deaths involving fentanyl are rising — up 113 percent on average each year from 2013 to 2016. Dealers are adding cheap fentanyl to the illicit drug supply, and some users get it accidentally.

02/22/2019

Please pass along. We are seeing this more and more in treatment court.

The herbal supplement kratom can cause side effects ranging from rapid heartbeat and agitation to seizures and even death

11/27/2018

For your consideration:

Five people overdosed — including three who died — after taking co***ne laced with fentanyl in two beach communities this weekend, authorities said Friday as they warned that more of the deadly drug may still be on the street, and not just in co***ne.

10/10/2018

This is a difficult call in many ways. I have always been against the Medical Ma*****na Act as it is poorly written, regulated and enforced. This proposal does nothing to fix that Act however upon its passage I believe the number of MMA applications will drop significantly and some "doctors" may be out of business. While I believe it will pass I am against it both as a MATCP member and personally.

MATCP is partnering with the following organizations as part of a coalition that opposes Proposal 1 : Michigan Sheriffs' Association Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police Healthy and Productive...