SBM Real Property Law Academy II set for next month
The State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section will present the Real Property Law Academy II on Wednesday and Thursday, May 8-9, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Michigan State University-Management Education Center in Troy.
Academy II is the continuation of a new program being taught by Michigan real estate attorneys.
The overall program (Academy I and Academy II) is designed to provide a basic understanding of the most fundamental aspects of a real estate practice.
It is targeted not only for real estate attorneys, but also for other attorneys who will encounter real estate issues from time to time.
Attendance at Academy I is not a prerequisite for attending Academy II, which will target eight topics over a two-day period.
The cost to attend is $220 (law school student $80) and firms may register up to ten participants for $1,000.
Registration can be completed online at connect.michbar.org/realproperty/events/academy2.
ACLU sues, says poor are suffering over court’s bail policy
DETROIT (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union says a Detroit court is violating the rights of poor people when they’re locked in jail without an ability to afford bail.
The ACLU of Michigan filed a lawsuit Sunday to try to force changes at 36th District Court.
The group says magistrates are setting bail without determining someone’s ability to pay or checking whether other steps could ensure that people will return to court.
The lawsuit says people stuck in jail can lose jobs and homes as a result. Davontae Ross was arrested last Thursday for failing to appear at a hearing over a minor ticket: staying in a park after dark.
He’s in jail, unable to afford the $200 bail.
In February, Michigan Chief Justice Bridget McCormack announced an effort to try to reduce jail costs by setting reasonable bonds.
Five courts are participating, but the Detroit court isn’t among them.
Man sues parents for getting rid of his vast porn collection
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — An Indiana man is suing his parents for getting rid of his vast pornography collection, which he estimates is worth $29,000.
The 40-year-old man last week filed a lawsuit in federal court in Michigan, where he moved in with his parents in 2016 following a divorce.
He says that when he moved out 10 months later, they delivered his things to his new home in Muncie, Indiana, but that his 12 boxes of pornographic films and magazines were missing.
His parents admit they dumped the porn, which included titles such as "Frisky Business" and "Big Bad Grannys."
The man filed a complaint with police, but the Ottawa County prosecutor declined to press charges.
The lawsuit includes an email excerpt from the man's father, who told his son, "I did you a big favor by getting rid of all this stuff."
The man is seeking triple financial damages of roughly $87,000.
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