Opinion
SC: 161942 COA: 353469
03-17-2021
IN RE Thomas Monroe KITTS.
Order
On order of the Court, the motion to seal is GRANTED in part, to the extent that the Court of Appeals granted the motion to seal the record, because the Court finds good cause that those items contain personal and identifying information and there are no less restrictive means to adequately and effectively protect the interest asserted. MCR 8.119(I). In all other respects, the motion is DENIED. The application for leave to appeal the July 24, 2020 order of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.305(H)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REMAND this case to the Court of Appeals for consideration as on leave granted. Cf. People v. Rosen , 201 Mich. App. 621, 623, 506 N.W.2d 609 (1993) ("The nature of the offense itself does not preclude the setting aside of an offender's conviction. That reason, standing alone, is insufficient to warrant denial of an application to set aside a conviction.").