Opinion
ADM File No. 2007-21.
October 31, 2007.
Order Entered October 31, 2007:
Order of the Court, this is to advise that the Court is considering amendments of Rule 2.510 of the Michigan Court Rules. Before determining whether the proposal should be adopted, changed before adoption, or rejected, this notice is given to afford interested persons the opportunity to comment on the form or the merits of the proposal or to suggest alternatives. The Court welcomes the views of all. This matter also will be considered at a public hearing. The notices and agendas for public hearings are posted at www.courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt.
Publication of this proposal does not mean that the Court will issue an order on the subject, nor does it imply probable adoption of the proposal in its present form.
[The present language would be amended as indicated below:]
RULE 2.510. JUROR PERSONAL HISTORY QUESTIONNAIRE.
(A)-(D) [Unchanged.]
(E) Special Provision Pursuant to MCL 600.1324. If a city located in more than one county is entirely within a single district of the district court, jurors shall be selected for district court attendance from a list that includes the names and addresses of jurors from the entire city, regardless of the county in which the iuror resides or the county where the cause of action arose. Staff Comment: The proposed amendment of MCR 2.510 would require that, in a district-court district comprised of a city located in two or more counties, jurors must be selected for district court attendance regardless of the county in which the juror resides or the county where the cause of action arose, pursuant to MCL 600.1324.
The staff comment is not an authoritative construction by the Court.
A copy of this order will be given to the Secretary of the State Bar and to the State Court Administrator so that they can make the notifications specified in MCR 1.201. Comments on these proposals may be sent to the Supreme Court Clerk in writing or electronically by February 1, 2008, at P.O. Box 30052, Lansing, MI 48909, or MSC_clerk@courts.mi.gov. When filing a comment, please refer to ADM File No. 2007-21. Your comments and the comments of others will be posted at www.courts.nu.gov/supremecourt/resources/administrative/index.h tm.