Pursuant to Administrative Order No. 1997-11, the Michigan Supreme Court will hold a public administrative hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 23, in the Supreme Court courtroom located on the sixth floor of the Michigan Hall of Justice, 925 W. Ottawa Street in Lansing. The hearing will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. and adjourn no later than 11:30 a.m.
Persons who wish to address the court regarding matters on the agenda will be allotted three minutes each to present their views, after which the speakers may be questioned by the justices (comments offered at a public hearing must pertain directly to an item on the public hearing agenda).
To reserve a place on the agenda, notify the Office of Administrative Counsel in writing at P.O. Box 30052, Lansing, 48909, or by e-mail at ADMcomment@courts.mi.gov, no later than Friday, Jan. 19.
The administrative matters on the agenda for this hearing are:
1. 2002-37
Proposed Amendments of MCR 1.109, 2.107, 2.113, 2.114, 3.206, 3.901, 3.931, 3.961, 4.302, 5.113, 5.114, 6.001, 6.101, 8.117, and 8.119
Published at 501 Mich ___ (2017).
Issue: Whether to retain the amendments of MCR 1.109, 2.107, 2.113, 2.114, 3.206, 3.901, 3.931, 3.961, 4.302, 5.113, 5.114, 6.001, 6.101, 8.117, and 8.119 adopted on September 20, 2017, to make filing requirements more uniform and consistent in anticipation of implementation of a statewide uniform e-Filing process.
2. 2014-29 Proposed Amendment of MCR 2.602
Published at 500 Mich 1201 (2017).
Issue: Whether to adopt either of the proposed amendments of MCR 2.602 to establish procedural rules regarding entry of consent judgments.
3. 2015-20 Proposed Amendments of MCR 8.110 and 8.111
Published at 500 Mich 1262 (2017).
Issue: Whether to adopt the proposed amendments of MCR 8.110 and 8.111 to explicitly provide that corrective action may be taken by the State Court Administrator, under the Supreme Court’s direction, against a judge whose actions raise the question of the propriety of the judge’s continued service and explicitly allow a chief judge to order a judge to undergo an independent medical examination in limited circumstances.
4. 2017-04 Proposed Amendment of Canon 4E(4)(a) and (c) of the Code of Judicial Conduct
Published at 500 Mich 1264 (2017).
Issue: Whether to adopt the proposed amendment of Canon 4E(4)(a) and (c) of the Code of Judicial Conduct to update the disclosure threshold for gifts made to a judge.
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