Opinion
SC 163475
01-26-2022
MARCQUESIA WALKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HELA MANAGEMENT, LLC, and THE D PORTFOLIO, LLC, Defendants-Appellees.
Macomb CC: 2018-004108-NO.
Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Elizabeth T. Clement Megan K. Cavanagh Elizabeth M. Welch, Justices.
ORDER
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the July 15, 2021 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 appellant shall file a supplemental brief addressing: (1) the definition of a licensee under MCL 554.139; (2) whether Mullen v Zerfas, 480 Mich. 989 (2007), and Allison v AEW Capital Mgt, LLP, 481 Mich. 419 (2008), require a licensee to enter a contract with the licensor under MCL 554.139, and if so, what the requirements of such a contract would be; and (3) whether the appellant should be considered a licensee that is protected under MCL 554.139. The appellant's 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 appellees shall file a supplemental brief within 21 days of being served with the appellant's brief. A reply, if any, must be filed by the appellant within 14 days of being served with the appellees' brief. The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.