The Michigan Supreme Court has scheduled a public administrative hearing on Wednesday, May 18 in Lansing to take comments on a variety of changes suggested to Michigan Court Rules.
The hearing will be held starting at 12:30 p.m. in the Supreme Court courtroom on the sixth floor of the Michigan Hall of Justice, 925 W. Ottawa St.
Among the matters on the agenda are:
• Proposed amendments of MCR 2.306 that would expand the definition of “communication” within the rule regarding depositions to include electronic methods of contact
• A proposed amendment of MCR 2.403 that would reduce the time within which a party must accept or reject a case evaluation award from 28 days to 14 days.
• Proposed amendments of MCR 7.306 that would expressly allow a respondent attorney to file a brief in actions of superintending control when the complainant objects to a
dismissal by the Attorney Grievance Commission or Attorney Discipline Board.
• A proposed amendment of MCR 2.305 that would clarify, by cross-referencing MCR 2.306(A)(1), that subpoenas issued for production of documents may occur only after defendant has had reasonable time after the complaint is filed and served to obtain an attorney.
• Proposed amendments of MCR 2.403 that would require the ADR clerk to notify counsel of the scheduled case evaluation panelists when sending the initial notice of case evaluation and that would also require the ADR clerk to send notice of replacement evaluators no later than two business days before the hearing.
• Proposed amendments of MCR 3.979 that would extend court jurisdiction over a juvenile guardianship for 120 days after a juvenile’s 18th birthday where the Department of Health and Human Services is determining whether the juvenile is eligible for extended guardianship assistance, and that would further reflect recent amendments of MCL 400.669 (the Young Adult Voluntary Foster Care Act) and of MCL 712A.2a (the Juvenile Code).
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