Case #378175 · Mich. Ct. App. / Mich. S. Ct.

People of Michigan v. Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith (Mich. Ct. App. #378175 / Mich. Sup. Ct. #169689, #169433)

Filed November 05, 2025 Judge Judge Bridget M. Hathaway (Wayne Cir. Ct., orders appealed from)
Open Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith
Parties
Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith Defendant-Appellant, self-represented; appealing from Wayne Circuit Court orders in his own underlying criminal cases 19-000756-01-FC and 08-008639-01-FC (relief from judgment / criminal miscellaneous).
Docket
Date No. Description
Nov 5, 2025 1 Delayed Application for Leave to Appeal - Criminal. Party: Self-Represented (Cardello-Smith). Service Date 11/10/2025. Fee Code: Prisoner Indigent. No document
Sep 3, 2025 2 Order Appealed From — Trial Court: Wayne Circuit Court, Case No. 19-000756-01-FC, Judge Hathaway. Nature of Case: Relief from Judgment. No document
Sep 3, 2025 3 Order Appealed From — Trial Court: Wayne Circuit Court, Case No. 08-008639-01-FC, Judge Hathaway. Nature of Case: Criminal Miscellaneous. No document
Sep 3, 2025 4 Order Appealed From — Trial Court: Wayne Circuit Court, Case No. 19-000756-01-FC, Judge Hathaway. Nature of Case: Criminal Miscellaneous. No document
Sep 3, 2025 5 Order Appealed From — Trial Court: Wayne Circuit Court, Case No. 19-000756-01-FC, Judge Hathaway. Nature of Case: Criminal Miscellaneous. No document
Nov 5, 2025 6 Motion: Waive Fees. Party: Cardello-Smith, Self-Represented. Service Date 11/10/2025, Answer Due 11/17/2025. Fee Code: Prisoner Indigent. No document
Nov 12, 2025 7 Email Contact — Party: People of MI (Wayne County Prosecutor). Comment: POS filing sent in evt 1. No document
Nov 5, 2025 9 Motion: Bond. Party: Cardello-Smith, Self-Represented. Service Date 11/05/2025, Answer Due 11/12/2025. Fee Code: Prisoner Indigent. Additional Filings: Immediate Consideration. No document
Nov 12, 2025 10 Email Contact — Party: People of MI (Wayne County Prosecutor). Comment: E-mailed the prosecution to advise that any answer(s) to AT's application & pending motions are due by Friday, 11/21/26. No document
Nov 18, 2025 11 Email Contact — Party: People of MI (Wayne County Prosecutor). Comment: POS filing rec'd via PEP. No document
Nov 17, 2025 12 Other — Party: Cardello-Smith, Self-Represented. Comment: Amended motion for bond, brief, exhibits, and request for oral argument. No document
Nov 19, 2025 14 Answer - Application. Party: People of MI, Attorney Shamequa Matthews #81018. Service Date 11/19/2025. Related Event: 1. Delayed Application for Leave to Appeal - Criminal. No document
Nov 19, 2025 15 Other — Party: Cardello-Smith, Self-Represented. Service Date 11/11/2025. Comment: Duplicate copy of application and exhibits. No document
Nov 25, 2025 17 Submitted on Motion Docket. Submitted Events: 1. Delayed Application for Leave to Appeal - Criminal; 6. Motion: Waive Fees; 9. Motion: Bond. No document
Nov 24, 2025 18 Other — Party: Cardello-Smith, Self-Represented. Service Date 11/24/2025. Comment: Misc. Pleadings. No document
Nov 26, 2025 19 Email Contact — Party: People of MI, Attorney Shamequa Matthews #81018. Comment: POS filing rec'd in evt 18. No document
Nov 24, 2025 20 Other — Party: Cardello-Smith, Self-Represented. Service Date 11/26/2025. Comment: Exhibits in support of application. Forwarded to panel. No document
Dec 2, 2025 21 Email Contact — Party: People of MI, Self-Represented listed. Comment: POS filing rec'd via PEP. No document
Dec 1, 2025 22 Motion: Motion. Party: Cardello-Smith, Self-Represented. Service Date 12/01/2025, Answer Due 12/08/2025. Comment: "Motion to stay enforcement of any negative judgment this Court enters if it denies the application for leave to appeal while appellant proceeds to the Michigan Supreme Court to review any denial of application." No document
Dec 2, 2025 23 Submitted on Special Motion Docket. Submitted Events: 22. Motion: Motion. No document
Dec 4, 2025 24 Order: Application - Deny. Related Events: 1, 6, 9, 22. Panel: Murray, Garrett, Feeney. Amount $0.00. Comment: GRANT Mt Waive Fees for this case only; DENY Mt for Bond Pending Appeal; DENY Mt to Stay Enforcement of Any Negative Orders. See Order 378175_24_01.pdf for extended detail. No document
Dec 8, 2025 25 Other — Party: Cardello-Smith. Comment: "Notice" re: filing a reply. Received after panel entered an order disposing of the application. No document
Dec 9, 2025 26 Email Contact. Comment: POS filing rec'd via PEP. No document
Dec 5, 2025 27 Motion: Motion — Motion to Disqualify CMM (Judge Christopher M. Murray). Party: Cardello-Smith, Self-Represented. Service Date 12/09/2025, Answer Due 12/16/2025. Fee Code: Prisoner Indigent. No document
Dec 8, 2025 28 Motion: Motion — Second Motion to Disqualify CMM, with Immediate Consideration, request for oral argument, and motion to appear remotely. Party: Cardello-Smith, Self-Represented. Service Date 12/09/2025, Answer Due 12/16/2025. Fee Code: Prisoner Indigent. No document
Dec 9, 2025 29 Submitted on Special Motion Docket. Submitted Events: 27. Motion: Motion; 28. Motion: Motion. No document
Dec 10, 2025 30 Order: Deny - Generic. Related Events: 27, 28. Immediate Consideration Granted. Panel: Murray. Amount $0.00. Comment: Motions to Disqualify DENIED; DENY Request for Oral Argument & Mt to Appear Remotely. See Order 378175_30_01.pdf. No document
Dec 12, 2025 31 Supreme Court: Correspondence Sent. Comment: Notice of rejection of motion to DQ rec'd by MSC via Prisoner e-Filing Program. No document
Dec 16, 2025 32 Email Contact — Party: People of MI, Attorney Shamequa Matthews #81018. Comment: POS filing rec'd via PEP. No document
Dec 15, 2025 33 Correspondence Received — Party: Cardello-Smith, Self-Represented. Comment: Request for referral of DQ motion to Chief Judge. No document
Dec 15, 2025 34 Motion: Motion — Motion to strike 12/4/25 order. Party: Cardello-Smith, Self-Represented. Fee Code: Prisoner Indigent. No document
Dec 16, 2025 35 Submitted on Special Motion Docket. Submitted Events: 27. Motion: Motion; 28. Motion: Motion. No document
Dec 17, 2025 36 Order: Deny - Generic. Related Events: 27, 28. Panel: Gadola. Amount $0.00. Comment: For lack of merit, motions for disqualification of Judge Christopher M. Murray DENIED. See Order 378175_36_01.pdf. No document
Dec 17, 2025 37 Application for Leave to Supreme Court (MSC No. 169433). Answer Due 01/14/2026. Party: Cardello-Smith. Comment: Fees waived, this case only. Rec'd via Prisoner e-Filing Program. No document
Dec 17, 2025 38 Supreme Court Motion: Immediate Consideration. Party: Cardello-Smith, Self-Represented. No document
Dec 17, 2025 39 Supreme Court Motion: Miscellaneous. Party: Cardello-Smith, Self-Represented. No document
Dec 18, 2025 40 Supreme Court: Correspondence Sent. Comment: Acceptance of application and motion for injunction rec'd via Prisoner e-Filing Program. No document
Dec 19, 2025 41 Email Contact — Party: People of MI, Attorney Shamequa Matthews #81018. Comment: POS filing rec'd via PEP. No document
Dec 19, 2025 42 Resent Email Notification. Related Event: 41. Email Contact. No document
Dec 17, 2025 43 Motion: Reconsideration of Order. Party: Cardello-Smith, Self-Represented. Service Date 12/19/2025, Answer Due 01/02/2026. Fee Code: Prisoner Indigent. No document
Dec 19, 2025 44 Resent Email Notification. Related Event: 41. Email Contact. No document
Dec 26, 2025 45 Supreme Court Order: Close. Comment: Dismiss as erroneously docketed. See Order 169433_45_01.pdf. No document
Dec 26, 2025 46 Other — Party: Cardello-Smith, Self-Represented. Service Date 12/15/2025. Comment: Duplicate of the correspondence in evt #33, sent via USPS. No document
Dec 17, 2025 47 Other. Service Date 12/17/2025. Comment: Notice of Acceptance of Electronic Filing and Motion for Emergency Injunction. No document
Jan 6, 2026 49 Submitted on Reconsideration Docket. Submitted Events: 34. Motion: Motion; 43. Motion: Reconsideration of Order. No document
Jan 7, 2026 50 Order: Reconsideration - Deny - Appeal Remains Closed. Related Events: 34, 43. Panel: Murray, Garrett, Feeney. Amount $0.00. Comment: Court ASSESSES COSTS of $1,000 on defendant. DENY Motion to Strike this Court's 12/4/25 order; DENY Motion for Reconsideration. See Order 378175_50_01.pdf. No document
Feb 18, 2026 51 Application for Leave to Supreme Court (MSC No. 169689). Answer Due 03/18/2026. Party: Cardello-Smith. Comment: Fees waived, this case only. Rec'd via Prisoner e-Filing Program. No document
Feb 18, 2026 52 Supreme Court Motion: Remand to Trial Court. Party: Cardello-Smith. No document
Feb 18, 2026 53 Supreme Court Motion: Bail. Party: Cardello-Smith. No document
Feb 19, 2026 54 Supreme Court: Correspondence Sent. Comment: Notice of acceptance of application rec'd by Prisoner e-Filing Program. No document
Feb 25, 2026 56 Supreme Court: Correspondence Sent. Comment: Notice of acceptance of amended motion (see event 53) rec'd via PEP. No document
Feb 18, 2026 57 Other — Party: Cardello-Smith, Self-Represented. Service Date 02/18/2026. Comment: Notice of Acceptance of Electronic Filing. No document
Mar 9, 2026 58 Supreme Court: Miscellaneous Filing — Party: Cardello-Smith. Comment: Supplement, "submission of exoneration evidence." No document
Mar 11, 2026 59 Supreme Court: Correspondence Sent. Comment: Notice of acceptance of documents rec'd via Prisoner e-Filing Program. No document
Apr 29, 2026 60 Supreme Court: Correspondence Sent — Party: Cardello-Smith, Self-Represented. Comment: SC letter rejecting motion to grant based on PLAE failure to file an answer; default is not available in the Supreme Court. No document