Shae Kevin Graham v. Sharea Foster

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: February 5, 2016
• Docket: 152058
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

February 5, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra 152058 Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Joan L. Larsen, SHAE KEVIN GRAHAM, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 152058 COA: 318487 Oakland CC: 2013-808521-DP SHAREA FOSTER, Defendant-Appellant.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the June 16, 2015 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order addressing whether the Court of Appeals correctly held that a necessary-party defendant may be brought into a lawsuit after the expiration of the limitations period based on the relation-back doctrine. See Casserly v Wayne Circuit Judge, 124 Mich 157, 161 (1900), Prather Engineering Co v Detroit, F & S Ry Co, 152 Mich 582, 585 (1908); but see Miller v Chapman Contracting, 477 Mich 102, 105 (2007) (“the relation-back doctrine does not extend to the addition of new parties”). The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.

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. February 5, 2016 s0202 Clerk