Proposed & Recently Adopted Orders on Admin Matters

​Chapter 2  Civil Procedures

2013-20 - Proposed Amendments Would reflect legislative enactment of the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act 

 Comments:

2013-18 - Proposed New Rules for E-filing and Draft Standards

• Drew Paterson, Attorney (05/03/13)

2012-30 - Proposed Amendments would expand and update the rules regarding receivership proceedings

2012-02 - Proposal would clarify that discovery-only depositions may be taken only by stipulation or court order and would also explain how the costs of this type of deposition would be allocated; proposal would make minor technical changes 

 Comments:

2011-26 - Proposal would add a reference to a motion for rehearing or reconsideration and add a reference to other postjudgment motions to toll the time in which a party may file a request for case-evaluation sanctions

Comments:

2012-36 - Proposal Would provide means to identify business court cases and the placement of those matters on the business court docket 

 Comments:

• Business Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan (position received 3/14/13)
• Michael P. James, Fraser Trebilcock (04/30/13)
• Janet K. Welch, Executive Director, State Bar of Michigan (05/01/13)
• Civil Procedure & Courts Committee, State Bar of Michigan (position adopted 03/02/13)
• Judith Kaye, Independent Investigative Journalist, VATICAN Independent Press (first letter dated 05/01/13) (supplemental letter dated 05/04/13)
• The Honorable Lita Popke, President, Michigan Judges Association (04/23/13)

2012-18 - Proposal would Require Use of Model Criminal Jury Instructions by trial courts

• Dawn Van Hoek, Director, State Appellate Defender Office (01/30/13)
• Janet K. Welch, Executive Director, State Bar of Michigan, Board of Commissioners (02/01/13)

2011-08 -  Clarification of Procedure for bringing motion for summary disposition on grounds of a forum selection clause

Comments:  

• Janet K. Welch, Executive Director, State Bar of Michigan, Board of Commissioners (08/14/12)
• The Honorable Timothy Hicks, President, Michigan Judges Association (09/18/12)

2011-06 -  Clarification that court clerk may enter default judgment if requested damages are less than amount claimed in original complaint to reflect payments that have already been credited

• Janet K. Welch, Executive Director, State Bar of Michigan, Board of Commissioners (07/31/12)
• The Honorable Timothy Hicks, President, Michigan Judges Association (09/17/12)

2006-47 - Rule Revisions regarding Access to Court Records (On April 4, 2012, the Court entered an order Extending the comment Period deadline for these proposed amendments, except MCR 1.109, from April 1, 2012 to September 1, 2012)  

• Rebekah Mason Visconti, Office of Legal Services Director, Department of Human Services (02/08/12)
• The Honorable Susan M. Moiseev, the Honorable Shelia R. Johnson, and the Honorable Bill Richards, 46th District Court (03/22/12)
• The Honorable Kirk Tabbey, 14A District Court (03/22/12)
• Dave Walsh, President, Southeast Michigan Court Administration Association (03/26/12)
• The Honorable Timothy G. Hicks, President, Michigan Judges Association (03/26/12)
• Dawn Van Hoek, Director, State Appellate Defender Officer (03/28/12)
• Legal Aid Attorneys (03/29/12)
• The Honorable Milton Mack, Jr. (03/29/12)
• Janet K. Welch, Executive Director, Executive Committee, State Bar of Michigan (03/29/12)
• Rebecca A. Schnelz, Probate Court Administrator, and Jill Koney Daly, Probate Register, Oakland  County Probate Court (03/30/12)
• Liisa R. Speaker, Chair, Appellate Practice Section (04/01/12)
• Patrick M. Clawson (04/02/12)
• Jeff Kirkpatrick, Director Legislative Affairs (for Michigan Court Officers, Deputy Sheriffs and Process Servers' Association) (04/02/12)
• Tabitha Wedge, MCAA President (for Michigan Court Administration Association) (04/02/12)
• The Honorable Timothy Hicks, President, Michigan Judges Association (04/23/12)
• Herschel P. Fink on behalf of the Detroit Free Press (09/04/12)
• James E. Stewart on behalf of The Detroit News (09/04/12)
• Patrick M. Clawson (09/04/12)
• John J. Ronayne, III, Counsel, Michigan Association of Broadcasters (09/04/12)
• The Honorable Timothy Hicks, President, Michigan Judges Association (09/17/12)