Lawrence Washington Jr v. Governor

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: April 5, 2019
• Docket: 159238
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

April 5, 2019 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice

David F. Viviano, Chief Justice Pro Tem 159235-8(72) Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra Richard H. Bernstein HAZIM GULLA, IKHALAS GULLA, HEATHER Elizabeth T. Clement GULLA, HOLLY GULLA, HEIDI GULLA, Megan K. Cavanagh, Justices DARRELL DAVIS, BARBARA DAVIS, ELISA KLINE, MASON KLINE, ELIZABETH EBERHARDT, JIMMY JAMES, LAROSA E. PATRICK, HELEN CHAPMAN, DAMARIUS CHAPMAN, SADE CHAPMAN, DIONTE CHAPMAN, TAJUANA CHAPMAN, TASHIANA CHAPMAN, KYEIRA HOWELL, LASHONDA JONES, DOROTHY CHAPMAN, Individually and as Conservator of the ESTATE OF LULA PEARL ATKINS-NELSON, SHAMIYA CHAPMAN, DUQUAN CHAPMAN, HARRY CHAPMAN, MICHAEL LYMON, DEBORAH CHAPMAN-MARSHALL, FREDERICK MARSHALL, ESSIE CHAPMAN, INEZ MARIE WALKER, RONNIE L. WALKER, SHAWANA M. WALKER, STEVEN W. REDMOND, JEROME CHAPMAN, JEANETTE CHAPMAN, MAURICE CHAPMAN, MAY J. CHAPMAN, JOHN W. CHAPMAN, BOBBIE RODGERS, HENRY C. BIGGS, RENITA M. COLEMAN, MELEISA A. BETTS, ANGELA PRICE, D’ANNA N. PRICE, AA’NIYAH EVANS, ARTAYAH PRICE, BOBBY DEAN GRACE, TERRY GRAVELLE, MARILYN DONEY- GRAVELLE, ANGELINA DONEY, ANNE M. HICKS, JOSHUA HICKS, LAQUANTUS CARDELL, RAVEN NEAL, ROMERO CARDWELL, SIRQRON CARDWELL, KATHLEEN CLIFTON, CARLTON BUTLER, DANIEL CLIFTON, DEBBIE MITCHELL-BUTLER, MAGNOLIA YOUNGER, RYAN YOUNGER, GOWON YOUNGER, TIESHA TAYLOR, 2

DAMARRION E. TAYLOR, MARIAH A. TAYLOR, KANIYA TAYLOR, and PAULA BROWN, Plaintiffs-Appellees, SC: 159235 v COA: 340017 Ct of Claims: 16-000298-MZ STATE OF MICHIGAN, GOVERNOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendants-Appellants, and

EDWARD KURTZ, DARNELL EARLEY, and JERRY AMBROSE, Defendants-Appellees, and

DAN WYANT, Defendant. _____________________________________________

LAWRENCE WASHINGTON, JR., Individually and as Next Friend of TAYLOR WASHINGTON, Minor, MORGAN WASHINGTON, Minor, CHLOE WASHINGTON, Minor, MADISON WASHINGTON, Minor, and LAWRENCE WASHINGTON, Minor, AARON SWINGER, ANGELA WAY, and CONNIE MCNEAL, Plaintiffs-Appellees, SC: 159236 v COA: 340275 Ct of Claims: 16-000300-MM GOVERNOR, STATE OF MICHIGAN, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendants-Appellants, and 3

DARNELL EARLEY, GERALD AMBROSE, and MIKE BROWN, Defendants-Appellees, and

ED KURTZ, Defendant. _____________________________________________

HAZIM GULLA, IKHALAS GULLA, HEATHER GULLA, HOLLY GULLA, HEIDI GULLA, DARRELL DAVIS, BARBARA DAVIS, ELISA KLINE, MASON KLINE, ELIZABETH EBERHARDT, JIMMY JAMES, LAROSA E. PATRICK, HELEN CHAPMAN, DAMARIUS CHAPMAN, SADE CHAPMAN, DIONTE CHAPMAN, TAJUANA CHAPMAN, TASHIANA CHAPMAN, KYEIRA HOWELL, LASHONDA JONES, DOROTHY CHAPMAN, Individually and as Conservator of the ESTATE OF LULA PEARL ATKINS-NELSON, SHAMIYA CHAPMAN, DUQUAN CHAPMAN, HARRY CHAPMAN, MICHAEL LYMON, DEBORAH CHAPMAN-MARSHALL, FREDERICK MARSHALL, ESSIE CHAPMAN, INEZ MARIE WALKER, RONNIE L. WALKER, SHAWANA M. WALKER, STEVEN W. REDMOND, JEROME CHAPMAN, JEANETTE CHAPMAN, MAURICE CHAPMAN, MAY J. CHAPMAN, JOHN W. CHAPMAN, BOBBIE RODGERS, HENRY C. BIGGS, RENITA M. COLEMAN, MELEISA A. BETTS, ANGELA PRICE, D’ANNA N. PRICE, AA’NIYAH EVANS, ARTAYAH PRICE, BOBBY DEAN GRACE, TERRY GRAVELLE, MARILYN DONEY-GRAVELLE, ANGELINA DONEY, ANNE M. HICKS, JOSHUA HICKS, LAQUANTUS CARDELL, RAVEN NEAL, ROMERO CARDWELL, SIRQRON CARDWELL, KATHLEEN CLIFTON, CARLTON BUTLER, DANIEL CLIFTON, DEBBIE MITCHELL-BUTLER, MAGNOLIA YOUNGER, RYAN YOUNGER, GOWON YOUNGER, TIESHA 4

TAYLOR, DAMARRION E. TAYLOR, MARIAH A. TAYLOR, KANIYA TAYLOR, and PAULA BROWN, Plaintiffs-Appellees, SC: 159237 v COA: 340458 Ct of Claims: 16-000298-MZ STATE OF MICHIGAN, GOVERNOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendants-Appellants, and

EDWARD KURTZ, DARNELL EARLEY, JERRY AMBROSE, and DAN WYANT, Defendants. _____________________________________________

LAWRENCE WASHINGTON, JR., Individually and Next Friend of TAYLOR WASHINGTON, Minor, MORGAN WASHINGTON, Minor, CHLOE WASHINGTON, Minor, MADISON WASHINGTON, Minor, and LAWRENCE WASHINGTON, Minor, AARON SWINGER, ANGELA WAY, and CONNIE MCNEAL, Plaintiffs-Appellees, SC: 159238 v COA: 340890 Ct of Claims: 16-000300-MM GOVERNOR, STATE OF MICHIGAN, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendants-Appellants, and

DARNELL EARLEY, GERALD AMBROSE, MIKE BROWN, and ED KURTZ, Defendants. _____________________________________________/ 5

On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of defendants-appellees Darnell Earley, Gerald Ambrose, and Mike Brown to extend the time for filing their answer to the application for leave to appeal is GRANTED. The answer will be accepted as timely filed if submitted on or before April 18, 2019.

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. April 5, 2019

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