Daniel Sutter v. Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: March 23, 2016
• Docket: 152006
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

March 23, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

152006 Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein DANIEL SUTTER and SHERYL SUTTER, Joan L. Larsen, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Justices

v SC: 152006 COA: 320704 Ingham CC: 13-000642-CZ OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Defendant-Appellee.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the April 21, 2015 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. Pursuant to MCR 7.305(H)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we VACATE the judgment of the Court of Appeals and we REMAND this case to that court to reconsider whether the plaintiffs’ complaint stated a legally cognizable claim of statutory conversion under MCL 600.2919a(1)(a). Hofweber v Detroit Trust Co, 295 Mich 96, 100 (1940). The Court of Appeals erred by failing to limit its review to the allegations contained in the complaint and by failing to recognize the appropriate standard for reviewing the sufficiency of a pleading. See MCR 2.111(B)(1); Steed v Covey, 355 Mich 504, 511 (1959).

We do not retain jurisdiction.

I, Larry S. Royster, 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. March 23, 2016 t0316 Clerk