What official court filings, if any, list Michelle Obama as a plaintiff or defendant between 2010 and 2025?
Executive summary
A search of the reporting provided shows no verified official court filing between 2010 and 2025 that names Michelle Obama as a plaintiff or defendant; the closest material is a 2015 federal docket entry that quotes or references Michelle Obama within the text of a litigant’s pro se complaint but does not, on the face of the reporting available, list her as a party [1]. Several viral and later-published items alleging major lawsuits involving Michelle Obama after 2025 are either unverified or originate from dubious outlets and must be treated as unreliable [2] [3] [4].
1. The question being asked and why precision matters
The user seeks an inventory of official court filings that formally name Michelle Obama as a party from 2010–2025; that requires distinguishing between (a) filings that name her as a plaintiff or defendant and (b) filings that merely mention or quote her in a complaint or memorandum — two distinct legal statuses with very different implications for liability and public record (no single source in the package directly lists a filing that makes her a named party) [1].
2. What the contemporaneous court docket reporting shows
The only direct court document in the provided material is a U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland docket entry (Case 8:15-cv-00567) in which a self-represented litigant’s pleading references actions allegedly “instructed” by Michelle Obama and asks for various remedies, but the snippet in the reporting indicates that Michelle Obama is described within the complaint’s narrative rather than being identified as a plaintiff or defendant on the caption of the case as presented in the available excerpt [1]. The reporting supplied does not include the full civil cover sheet or a verified party list proving she is a named litigant in that matter [1].
3. Absence of credible reports of lawsuits naming her as party through 2025
Major fact‑checking and mainstream outlets in the packet focus on other legal myths (for example, false claims about the Obamas surrendering law licenses) and do not report any disciplinary actions or civil suits naming Michelle Obama as a party for the 2010–2025 period, with authorities noting no disciplinary proceedings against her in Illinois’ lawyer registry [5] [6] [7]. NPR’s 2010 piece discusses speculative political talk about judicial appointment possibilities and not litigation naming her as a party [8]. None of these reputable sources documents her being a plaintiff or defendant in a litigation docket between 2010 and 2025.
4. Viral or later claims and why they are unreliable for the 2010–2025 window
Several sensational accounts alleging a high‑dollar defamation suit by Michelle Obama (or similar explosive litigation) emerge in the provided dossier but are published on non‑mainstream or evidently dubious sites and date to 2025 or later; those items are unverified in the reporting here and therefore cannot be relied on to assert that she was a named party between 2010 and 2025 [2] [3] [4]. The presence of those stories underlines the need to cross‑check docket databases and authoritative court records rather than accept viral narratives.
5. Reporting limits, reasonable alternatives and final assessment
Based on the documents and fact checks provided, there is no verified official court filing from 2010–2025 that lists Michelle Obama as a plaintiff or defendant; the Maryland pro se complaint references her within its allegations but the provided excerpt does not show her as a party on the court caption [1]. It remains possible that sealed filings, private settlements, or docket entries outside the supplied materials could tell a different story, but those are not present in the reporting supplied and therefore cannot be affirmed here [1] [5] [6].