Michigan Supreme Court Orders

The Michigan Supreme Court recently issued the following orders: ----- 2016-08: Proposed Amendment of MCR 6.610 (would exempt pleas taken under subsection [E][7] from the requirements of [E][4]) Issued: 12/13/17 Comment Period Expiration: 4/1/18 ----- 2016-30: Proposed Amendments of MCR 9.112 and 9.131 (would treat Requests for Investigation against spouses of AGC and ADB members and employees the same as members and employees) Issued: 12/13/17 Comment Period Expiration: 4/1/18 ----- 2016-31: Alternative Proposed Amendments of MRPC 1.16 (Alternative A would require criminal defense attorneys to inform clients that the counsel cannot withdraw without the courts permission when counsel intends to withdraw if defendant does not accept a plea; Alternative B would require the same notice when counsel intends to withdraw for any reason under MRPC 1.16[B][3]) Issued: 12/13/17 Comment Period Expiration: 4/1/18 ----- 2016-45: Proposed Amendment of MCR 9.211 (would establish a 56-day period within which a grievant may file a complaint in the Supreme Court after the AGC has dismissed a request for investigation) Issued: 12/13/17 Comment Period Expiration: 4/1/18 ----- 2017-01: Appointments to the Committee on Model Civil Jury Instructions Issued: 12/13/17 Effective: January 1, 2018 ----- 2017-01: Appointments to the Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions Issued: 12/13/17 Effective: January 1, 2018 ----- 2017-01: Appointments to the Foreign Language Board of Review Issued: 12/13/17 Effective: January 1, 2018 Published: Fri, Dec 15, 2017