MSC Order List: Dec. 3, 2009

4. December 2009, 10:05 UhrUncategorizedAaron Lindstrom

On Thursday, December 3, 2009, the Michigan Supreme Court granted three requests seeking leave to file amicus curiae briefs, granted the Attorney General leave to participate in oral argument in a case, ordered another case to proceed to mini oral argument, and addressed various housekeeping details in other cases.  More details after the jump.

The Court granted potential amici curiae leave to file briefs in the following three cases:

  • in Woodman v. Kera LLC (No. 137347), to the Michigan Association of United Ways;
  • in Allen v. Bloomfield Hills School District (No. 137607), to the Michigan Association for Justice; and
  • in Hoover v. Michigan Mutual Insurance Co. (No. 138018), to Mr. John A. Baden.

The Court granted the Attorney General’s request to participate in oral argument in Superior Hotels LLC v. Township of Mackinaw (No. 138696), giving the AG 10 minutes of argument time, and the State’s request to participate in oral argument in People v. Richmond (No. 136648).

The Court scheduled a mini-oral argument in In re Mason Minors (No. 139795), asking the parties to address “whether, under the particular circumstances of this case, the Macomb Circuit Court, Family Division, clearly erred in terminating the respondent-father’s parental rights pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g), (h), and (j), where the Department of Human Services failed to maintain contact with the respondent-father throughout the proceedings, failed to ensure his appearance at all court hearings (see MCR 2.004), and failed to provide him with an opportunity to comply with a parent-agency agreement tailored to his circumstances.”

Finally, the Court ordered two cases dismissed based on stipulations of the parties, amended a prior order to correct a clerical mistake, and granted a party an extension of time to file its reply brief.