11/10/2025 30 Brief: Appellee
Party
2. GALLOWAY FLOYD RUSSELL JR
Attorney KRAUSKOPF MELISSA
#68278
Service Date 11/10/2025
Oral Argument Requested Yes
Joint Parties
Timely Yes
11/13/2025 34 Correspondence Sent
11/14/2025 35 Brief: Reply
Party
1. PEOPLE OF MI
Attorney SHIMKUS SCOTT ROBERT
#77546
Service Date 11/14/2025
Joint Parties
Today marks the ninth anniversary of Danielle's disappearance. What a shame that she hasn't received justice yet! I hope and pray that a trial will actually happen in the near future so that Dani's family can have closure after all these years.
Tuesday, January 6th:
*Case Call Hearing [Appeal] (@ am ET) - MI - Danielle “Dani” Stislicki (28) (last seen Dec. 2, 2016 leaving work around 5pm of parking lot of MetLife office on Telegraph Road, Southfield; her Jeep Renegade was found outside her apartment in the Independence Green complex in Farmington Hills; When Stislicki’s parents arrived, they found her vehicle in its normal spot-just eight feet from her door. Her purse, ID & credit cards were found inside her vehicle. Her phone, a Samsung Galaxy Core Prime with a rose-gold case & keys were missing. They contacted the police & initiated the first missing person report. Her belongings & her cat were still in her apartment. Police weren’t sure if she drove the Jeep to her apartment or if someone else did. Still not found) - *Floyd Russell Galloway, Jr. (29 @ time of crime/32/now 38) charged (9/11/19) & indicted (3/4/19) & arraigned (3/6/19) & re arraigned (9/19/19) with 1st degree premeditated murder. Plead not guilty. Bond denied-Held without bond. *Oakland County Galloway pleaded guilty of the rape of a woman (6/27/17) in 9/4/16 to assault with intent to cause great bodily harm, assault with intent to commit sexual penetration & kidnapping. He was sentenced on Dec. 8, 2017 to 16 to 35 years in prison & his earliest release date is June 26, 2033.
Trial was set to begin on 3/28/24 but was cancelled due to appeal. Appeal was denied [9/21/23]. Now Appeal to Supreme Court [COA364083-closed on 7/10/24]. Appeal [COA372374]. Appeal denied [11/15/24]. File closed [2/5/25].
8/5/25 Update: COA #376755. [1] Court of Appeals. COA Parties: People of MI V Galloway. Attorneys: Eric B. Restuccia & Melissa Krauskopf. COA Status: Open. 1 App for Leave to Appeal-Criminal by Restuccia. Answer due 8/26/25. 7/15/25: [2] Order Appealed from Trial Court Case Number 2019-272265-FC. Trial Court Judge Michael D. Warren, Jr. Nature Of Case Motion to Suppress Evidence Granted. 8/5/25: [3] Transcript Filed By Party Restuccia. Hearing date 6/13/22. 8/6/25: [4] Defective Holding File Letter by Restuccia. Comments Letter sent to all parties. 8/6/25: [5] Correspondence sent by Attorney Melissa Krauskopf. Comments Sent Murphy letter. 8/7/25 [6] Other. Party: People of MI by attorney Restuccia. Comments Register of Actions. 8/7/25: [7] Proof of Service-Generic by People of MI by attorney Restuccia. Comments of Application. 8/11/25: [8] Correspondence received by Galloway's attorney Krauskopf. Comments Melissa Krauskopf appointed as appellate counsel; Ellen Michaels remains counsel of record in trial court. 8/12/25: [9] Motion: Expedite Appeal by People of MI by Restuccia. Answer due 8/19/25. Fee Code State Agency Fee. Comments Action requested by 10/1/25, trial scheduled for 2/2/26. 8/26/25: [10] Answer-Application by Galloway's attorney Krauskopf. Related Event. 1. App for Leave to Appeal - Criminal. 9/2/25: [11] Reply to Answer - Application by People of MI by Restuccia. Related Event. 1. App for Leave to Appeal - Criminal. 9/30/25: [14] Submitted on Motion Docket. Submitted Events. 1. App for Leave to Appeal - Criminal. 9. Motion: Expedite Appeal. 10/6/25 Docket update: [16] Order: Application-Granted. Related Events: 1. App for Leave to Appeal-Criminal. 9. Motion: Expedite Appeal. Panel Yates Christopher P. Cameron Thomas C. Maldonado Allie Greenleaf. Attorney Eric Restuccia. Transcript Complete Per COA Atty. [17] Motion: Expedite Appeal. Party: 1. People of MI. attorney Eric Restuccia. Service Date 10/8/25. Answer Due 10/13/25. Fee Code State Agency Fee. Additional filings immediate consideration. Motion for expedited briefing schedule-IC fee not required for prosecutor. 10/8/25 Docket updates: [18] Email contact. Party: Galloway with attorney Melissa Krauskopf. Notice that any answer to motion for expedited briefing schedule due by 9am on 10/13/25. [19] Noticed. See link: https://www.courts.michigan.gov/c/courts/coa/case/376755 10/10/25 Docket update: 20 Answer-Motion. Related Event: 17. Motion: Expedite Appeal/. Comments amended answer filed to correct typographical errors-see event 22. 10/13/25 Docket update: 22 Answer-Motion. Related Event: 17. Motion: Expedite Appeal. Comments Amended to correct party designations-received on 10/11/25 on weekend-docketed next business day. 10/14/25 Docket updates: 21 Submitted on Administrative Motion Docket. Submitted Events 17. Motion: Expedite Appeal. 23 Order: Expedite-Grant/ Related Events: 17. Motion: Expedite Appeal. Immediate Consideration Granted bu Panel Patel Sima G. Comments AT brief due 10/20/25-AE brief due within 21 days-no extensions of time will be granted. 24 Order: Amend Prior Order. Panel Patel Sima G. Comments order in event 23 amended to include that matter will be submitted on the next available case call.
10/20/25 Docket update: [25] Oral argument requested by Scott Shimkus. 10/23/25 Docket update: [26] Correspondence received. Schedule conflict notice filed by Scott Shimkus. 10/24/25 Docket update: [27] Correspondence received. Schedule conflict notice filed by Melissa Krauskopf. 10/29/25 Docket update: [28] Electronic record filed. 11/10/25 Docket update Appeal: [30] Brief: Appellee Galloway. Attorney Melissa Krauskopf. Oral argument requested-Yes. Joint parties. No [31, 32, or 33]. 11/13/25 Docket update: [34] Correspondence sent. 11/14/25 Docket update: [35] Brief: Reply by People attorney Schott Shimkus. No [36] or [37].
Appellant attorneys: Assistant AGs Scott Robert Shimkus & Linus R. Banghart-Linn & B. Eric Restuccia, Dep. Solicitor General & Defense attorney Melissa Krauskopf. Trial set to begin on 2/2/26. [thru 2/16/26] Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Michael Warren presiding. DAs Jessica R. Cooper, Dana M. Nessel & Jaimie Powell Horowitz. Defense attorney Ellen K. Michaels. Information & court hearings from 11/21/17 thru 9/3/25 reference post #193 here: https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...outhfield-2-dec-2016-arrest-16.663981/page-10 9/10/25 Docket updates: Motion filed adj. pretrial/brief. Proof of service filed. Notice of hearing filed. Motion praecipe filed for 9/24/25. Next pretrial hearing on 10/1/25 @ 1pm. 9/23/25 Docket update: Order of adjournment filed for pretrial hearing. 10/6/25 Docket update: Order filed COA. 10/10/25 Docket update: Notice filed request for file from COA. 10/29/25 Docket update: Sent to COA/FTP/HEC. 12/6/25 Docket update: Appeal. [38] Submitted on Case Call hearing on 1/6/26.
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