Opinion
Docket No. 151520. COA No. 319663.
11-25-2015
Shannon BITTERMAN, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. Cheryl D. BOLF, Defendant–Appellee.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the April 14, 2015 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 35 days of the date of this order addressing only the question of how this Court should define the term “public official” under Section 13(1) of the Open Meetings Act, MCL 15.273(1). The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.
The Public Corporation Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan is invited to file a brief amicus curiae. Other persons or groups interested in the determination of the issue presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.