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Gulla v. Department of Environmental Quality

Supreme Court of Michigan.
Jul 2, 2019
929 N.W.2d 352 (Mich. 2019)

Opinion

SC: 159235 COA: 340017 SC: 159236 COA: 340275 SC: 159237 COA: 340458 SC: 159238 COA: 340890

07-02-2019

Hazim GULLA, Ikhalas Gulla, Heather Gulla, Holly Gulla, Heidi Gulla, Darrell Davis, Barbara Davis, Elisa Kline, Mason Kline, Elizabeth Eberhardt, Jimmy James, Larosa E. Patrick, Helen Chapman, Damarius Chapman, Sade Chapman, Dionte Chapman, Tajuana Chapman, Tashiana Chapman, Kyeira Howell, Lashonda Jones, Dorothy Chapman, Individually and as Conservator of the Estate of Lula Pearl Atkins-Nelson, Shamiya Chapman, Duquan Chapman, Harry Chapman, Michael Lymon, Deborah Chapman-Marshall, Frederick Marshall, Essie Chapman, Inez Marie Walker, Ronnie L. Walker, Shawana M. Walker, Steven W. Redmond, Jerome Chapman, Jeanette Chapman, Maurice Chapman, May J. Chapman, John W. Chapman, Bobbie Rodgers, Henry C. Biggs, Renita M. Coleman, Meleisa A. Betts, Angela Price, D'Anna N. Price, Aa'Niyah Evans, Artayah Price, Bobby Dean Grace, Terry Gravelle, Marilyn Doney-Gravelle, Angelina Doney, Anne M. Hicks, Joshua Hicks, Laquantus Cardwell, Raven Neal, Romero Cardwell, Sirqron Cardwell, Kathleen Clifton, Carlton Butler, Daniel Clifton, Debbie Mitchell-Butler, Magnolia Younger, Ryan Younger, Gowon Younger, Tiesha Taylor, Damarrion E. Taylor, Mariah A. Taylor, Kaniya Taylor, and Paula Brown, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. State of Michigan, Governor, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, and Department of Health and Human Services, Defendants-Appellants, and Edward Kurtz, Darnell Earley, and Jerry Ambrose, Defendants-Appellees, and Dan Wyant, Defendant. Lawrence Washington, Jr., Individually and as Next Friend of Taylor Washington, Minor, Morgan Washington, Minor, Chloe Washington, Minor, Madison Washington, Minor, and Lawrence Washington, Minor, Aaron Swinger, Angela Way, and Connie McNeal, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Governor, State of Michigan, Department of Environmental Quality, and Department of Health and Human Services, Defendants-Appellants, and Darnell Earley, Gerald Ambrose, and Mike Brown, Defendants-Appellees, and Ed Kurtz, Defendant. Hazim Gulla, Ikhalas Gulla, Heather Gulla, Holly Gulla, Heidi Gulla, Darrell Davis, Barbara Davis, Elisa Kline, Mason Kline, Elizabeth Eberhardt, Jimmy James, Larosa E. Patrick, Helen Chapman, Damarius Chapman, Sade Chapman, Dionte Chapman, Tajuana Chapman, Tashiana Chapman, Kyeira Howell, Lashonda Jones, Dorothy Chapman, Individually and as Conservator of the Estate of Lula Pearl Atkins-Nelson, Shamiya Chapman, Duquan Chapman, Harry Chapman, Michael Lymon, Deborah Chapman-Marshall, Frederick Marshall, Essie Chapman, Inez Marie Walker, Ronnie L. Walker, Shawana M. Walker, Steven W. Redmond, Jerome Chapman, Jeanette Chapman, Maurice Chapman, May J. Chapman, John W. Chapman, Bobbie Rodgers, Henry C. Biggs, Renita M. Coleman, Meleisa A. Betts, Angela Price, D'Anna N. Price, Aa'Niyah Evans, Artayah Price, Bobby Dean Grace, Terry Gravelle, Marilyn Doney-Gravelle, Angelina Doney, Anne M. Hicks, Joshua Hicks, Laquantus Cardwell, Raven Neal, Romero Cardwell, Sirqron Cardwell, Kathleen Clifton, Carlton Butler, Daniel Clifton, Debbie Mitchell-Butler, Magnolia Younger, Ryan Younger, Gowon Younger, Tiesha Taylor, Damarrion E. Taylor, Mariah A. Taylor, Kaniya Taylor, and Paula Brown, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. State of Michigan, Governor, Department of Environmental Quality, and Department of Health and Human Services, Defendants-Appellants, and Edward Kurtz, Darnell Earley, Jerry Ambrose, and Dan Wyant, Defendants. Lawrence Washington, Jr., Individually and as Next Friend of Taylor Washington, Minor, Morgan Washington, Minor, Chloe Washington, Minor, Madison Washington, Minor, and Lawrence Washington, Minor, Aaron Swinger, Angela Way, and Connie McNeal, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Governor, State of Michigan, Department of Environmental Quality, and Department of Health and Human Services, Defendants-Appellants, and Darnell Earley, Gerald Ambrose, Mike Brown, and Ed Kurtz, Defendants.


Order

On order of the Court, the motion to expedite and for other relief is considered, and it is GRANTED in part. We ORDER that the application for leave to appeal the January 24, 2019 judgment of the Court of Appeals be held in ABEYANCE pending the decisions in Mays v. Governor (Docket Nos. 157335-7, 157340-2), ––– Mich. ––––, 926 N.W.2d 803 (2019).

Clement, J., not participating due to her prior involvement as chief legal counsel for the Governor.


Summaries of

Gulla v. Department of Environmental Quality

Supreme Court of Michigan.
Jul 2, 2019
929 N.W.2d 352 (Mich. 2019)
Case details for

Gulla v. Department of Environmental Quality

Case Details

Full title:Hazim GULLA, Ikhalas Gulla, Heather Gulla, Holly Gulla, Heidi Gulla…

Court:Supreme Court of Michigan.

Date published: Jul 2, 2019

Citations

929 N.W.2d 352 (Mich. 2019)