Opinion
SC: 160151 COA: 345008
02-14-2020
IN RE N.J. PENDER, Minor.
Order
By order of November 27, 2019, the movants were directed to file a brief citing legal authority in support of their joint motion to vacate the decision of the Court of Appeals, vacate the trial court’s order terminating the respondent-mother’s parental rights, and remand to the Wayne Circuit Court with instructions to offer to transfer the case to New York. On order of the Court, the brief having been received, the application for leave to appeal the July 9, 2019 judgment of the Court of Appeals and joint motion are again considered. The joint motion is GRANTED. MCR 7.316(A)(7). Because of the unique circumstances of this case, the Wayne Circuit Court’s June 26, 2018 order terminating the respondent-mother’s parental rights, and that part of the Court of Appeals July 9, 2019 unpublished opinion (Docket No. 345008), 2019 WL 3000919 concerning the respondent-mother’s parental rights, are VACATED. See MCR 7.316(A)(7) (stating that the Supreme Court may "enter other and further orders and grant relief as the case may require"). The application for leave to appeal is DISMISSED. We REMAND this case to the Wayne Circuit Court for further proceedings not inconsistent with this order.