The Sixth Circuit’s April 28, 2026 disposition in Nonprecedential Opinion, No. 23-3645, appears to be just what its caption suggests: a nonprecedential ruling that resolves the parties’ dispute without creating binding circuit law. Even so, these unpublished decisions are often useful to practitioners because they show how the court is applying settled standards in day-to-day appeals—and what arguments are gaining traction with the panel.

Because the opinion is expressly nonprecedential, its immediate doctrinal impact is limited.