Abdul Al-Shimmari v. Setti S Rengachary Md

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

May 26, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice

130078 & (52)(55) Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan ABDUL AL-SHIMMARI, Robert P. Young, Jr. Plaintiff-Appellee/ Stephen J. Markman, Justices Cross-Appellant, v SC: 130078

COA: 262655

Wayne CC: 04-407162-NH

THE DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER,

HARPER-HUTZEL HOSPITAL,

UNIVERSITY NEUROSURGICAL

ASSOCIATES, P.C., and SETTI

RENGACHARY, M.D.,

Defendants-Appellants/

Cross-Appellees.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the November 1, 2005 judgment of the Court of Appeals, the application for leave to appeal as cross-appellant, and the motion to strike are considered. The motion to strike is DENIED. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the applications or take other peremptory action. MCR 7.302(G)(1). The parties shall include among the issues to be addressed at oral argument whether (1) the Court of Appeals correctly granted a jury trial on the service of process issue; (2) the Court of Appeals correctly determined that defendants’ attorney’s participation in an evidentiary stipulation did not constitute a “general appearance” sufficient to waive defendant physician’s ability to challenge service of process, in reliance on Penny v ABA Pharmaceutical Co (On Remand), 203 Mich App 178 (1993); and (3) Penny is consistent with MCR 2.117(A) and (B). The parties may file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order, but they should avoid submitting a mere restatement of the arguments made in their application papers.

I, Corbin R. Davis, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court. May 26, 2006 _________________________________________ p0523 Clerk