Opinion
No. 125022 (57) (60).
June 3, 2004.
SC: 125022, COA: 237269, Macomb CC: 97-000036-NO.
On order of the Court, the motions for leave to file briefs amicus curiae by the Appellate Practice Section of the State Bar of Michigan and the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc., are considered, and they are GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the August 5, 2003 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED, limited to the issue whether appellate attorney fees and costs are recoverable as case evaluation sanctions under MCR 2.403(O). The Appellate Practice Section of the State Bar of Michigan and the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc., may file briefs amicus curiae. Other persons or groups interested in the determination of the question presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.