Opinion
SC 167415 (52) COA 370065
09-25-2024
MACOMB COUNTY PROSECUTOR, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MACOMB COUNTY EXECUTIVE and COUNTY OF MACOMB, Defendants-Appellants.
Elizabeth T. Clement, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra, David F. Viviano, Richard H. Bernstein, Megan K. Cavanagh, Elizabeth M. Welch, Kyra H. Bolden, Justices
ORDER
On order of the Court, the motion for expedited consideration is GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the June 27, 2024 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on the application. MCR 7.305(H)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs in accordance with MCR 7.312(E), addressing: (1) whether the Court of Appeals possessed subject matter jurisdiction over the plaintiff's action under MCL 141.438; (2) whether the plaintiff timely filed his complaint in the Court of Appeals pursuant to MCL 141.438(7); and (3) whether the term "law" as used in Macomb County Charter § 6.6.5 encompasses ordinances validly enacted by the Macomb County Board of Commissioners.
We further direct the Clerk to schedule the oral argument in this case for the same future session of the Court when it will hear oral argument in Hackel v Macomb Co Bd of Comm'rs (Docket No. 166363).
Persons or groups interested in the determination of the issues presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.
Viviano, J., not participating due to a familial relationship with counsel of record.