Opinion
SC: 162330 COA: 349065
01-26-2022
RIVERBROOK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Abimbola FABODE and All Other Occupants, Defendants-Appellants.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 17, 2020 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 appellants shall file a supplemental brief addressing: (1) whether the Court of Appeals improperly adopted an expert witness requirement for requests for a reasonable accommodation; and (2) whether the Court of Appeals correctly characterized Anne Venet as an expert witness and remanded for consideration of her testimony under MRE 702. The appellants’ brief shall be filed by March 28, 2022, with no extensions except upon a showing of good cause. In the brief, citations to the record must provide the appendix page numbers as required by MCR 7.312(B)(1). The appellee shall file a supplemental brief within 21 days of being served with the appellants’ brief. A reply, if any, must be filed by the appellants within 14 days of being served with the appellee's brief. The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.
Amici who appeared at the application stage are invited to file supplemental briefs amicus curiae. Other 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.