Lawrence Washington Jr v. Governor

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: October 27, 2020
• Docket: 159240
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

October 27, 2020 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice

159239-40 David F. Viviano, Chief Justice Pro Tem

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, DARRELL DAVIS, BARBARA DAVIS, ELISA Justices 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 CARDWELL, RAVEN NEAL, ROMERO CARDWELL, SIRQRON CARDWELL, KATHLEEN CLIFTON, CARLTON BUTLER, DANIEL CLIFTON, DEBBIE MITCHELL- BUTLER, MAGNOLIA YOUNGER, RYAN YOUNGER, GOWON YOUNGER, TIESHA TAYLOR, DAMARRION E. TAYLOR, MARIAH A. TAYLOR, KANIYA TAYLOR, and PAULA BROWN, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 159239 COA: 340017 Court of Claims: 16-000298-MZ STATE OF MICHIGAN, GOVERNOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendants-Appellees, and 2

EDWARD KURTZ, DARNELL EARLEY, and JERRY AMBROSE, Defendants-Appellants, 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, v SC: 159240 COA: 340275 Court of Claims: 16-000300-MM GOVERNOR, STATE OF MICHIGAN, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendants-Appellees, and DARNELL EARLEY, GERALD AMBROSE, and MIKE BROWN, Defendants-Appellants, and ED KURTZ, Defendant. _________________________________________/ 3

By order of July 2, 2019, the application for leave to appeal the January 24, 2019 judgment of the Court of Appeals was held in abeyance for Mays v Governor (Docket Nos. 157335-7, 157340-2). On order of the Court, the cases having been decided on July 29, 2020, ___ Mich ___ (2020), the application is again considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court.

CLEMENT, J., not participating due to her prior involvement as chief legal counsel for the Governor.

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. October 27, 2020 a1019 Clerk