Daniel Adair v. State of Michigan

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: April 3, 2009
• Docket: 137453
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

April 3, 2009 Marilyn Kelly, Chief Justice

137424 Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. DANIEL ADAIR, et al., Stephen J. Markman Plaintiffs-Appellants, Diane M. Hathaway, Justices v SC: 137424 COA: 230858 STATE OF MICHIGAN, Defendant-Appellee.

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DANIEL ADAIR, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 137453 COA: 230858 STATE OF MICHIGAN, Defendant-Appellant.

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On order of the Court, the applications for leave to appeal the July 3, 2008 judgment of the Court of Appeals are considered, and they are GRANTED, limited to the issues: (1) whether the prohibition of unfunded mandates in Const 1963, art 9, § 29 requires the plaintiffs to prove specific costs, either through the reallocation of funds or out of pocket expenses, in order to establish their entitlement to a declaratory judgment; and (2) whether plaintiffs are entitled to recover the “costs incurred in maintaining” this suit pursuant to Const 1963, art 9, § 32.

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. April 3, 2009 _________________________________________ 0331 Clerk