Opinion
Docket No. 152406. COA No. 321756.
02-26-2016
John DOES 1–7, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs–Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Governor, Department of Corrections Director, Correctional Facilities Administration Deputy Director, Correctional Facilities Administration Deputy Director Retired, Correctional Facilities Administration Chief Deputy Director, Carson City Correctional Facility Warden, Gus Harrison Correctional Facility Warden, Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility Warden, Oaks Correctional Facility Warden, Thumb Correctional Facility Warden, Chippewa Correctional Facility Warden, Marquette Branch Prison Warden, Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility Warden, Charles Egeler Reception & Guidance Center Warden, E.C. Brooks Correctional Facility Warden, Defendants–Appellees.
Order
On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, Michigan State Conference NAACP, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS), Equality Michigan, Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc., American Friends Service Committee's Michigan Criminal Justice Program, Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Wolverine Bar Association, D. Augustus Straker Bar Association, and American Association of University Women of Michigan to participate as amici curiae and file an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs-appellants' application for leave to appeal is GRANTED. The amicus brief submitted on February 12, 2016, is accepted for filing.