Opinion
SC: 154159
01-24-2017
TAMMY McNEILL-MARKS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MIDMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER-GRATIOT, Defendant-Appellant.
Order
Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice Robert P. Young, Jr. Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Joan L. Larsen, Justices COA: 326606
Gratiot CC: 14-011876-NZ
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the June 16, 2016 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 42 days of the date of this order addressing whether the plaintiff's communication with her attorney constitutes a report to a public body within the meaning of MCL 15.361(d) and MCL 15.362 such that it is protected activity under the Whistleblowers' Protection Act, MCL 15.361 et seq. The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.
I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
January 24, 2017
/s/_________
Clerk