Holiday Hours
The Michigan Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, and the State Court Administrative Office will be closed Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
The Third Circuit Court Civil, Criminal and Family Divisions will be closed on Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
The 36th District Court will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
The U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan will be closed Monday, Jan. 20 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Councilman agrees to law license suspension
DETROIT (AP) — A lawyer for a Detroit city councilman says his client likely will face a 45-day suspension of his law license and pay $500 in a settlement with a former client.
Todd Russell Perkins tells The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press that the settlement involving George Cushingberry Jr. was reached without a formal hearing as both sides sought a resolution for the claim.
In an unrelated incident, Cushingberry was stopped last week by Detroit police and ticketed for failing to use a turn signal in a case that drew wide attention.
In the settlement involving the former client, Perkins says Cushingberry "did not accept liability for anything." A complaint with the Attorney Discipline Board says the client didn't pay a bill and Cushingberry dropped the case without telling the court.
Detroit man convicted in 3 shooting deaths
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A 21-year-old Detroit man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2012 fatal shootings of three people during a Flint house party.
Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said in a statement he's pleased with the outcome of the case against James P. Simpkins. The verdict was returned Wednesday. Simpkins faces mandatory life in prison without parole when sentenced Feb. 6.
Simpkins was arrested after the July 2012 shootings. He had called police to report that he had been assaulted.
Those killed in the attack were identified as his brother 21-year-old Anthony Simpkins, 36-year-old Bobby Jackson and 21-year-old Erica Billingsly.
The surviving victim, a 20-year-old Detroit woman, helped lead police to Simpkins.
OCBA?to discuss state’s Sex Offender Registry
The Oakland County Bar Association’s Criminal Law Committee will continue Anatomy of a Criminal Case - Year XV brown bag lunch lecture series with a look at “Michigan’s Sex Offender Registry-Petitions for Removal and Related Issues” featuring Cheryl A. Carpenter on Tuesday, Jan. 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Oakland County Bar Center in Bloomfield Hills. The pre-registration fee for OCBA members is $10 per lecture. The seminar fee for all walk-ins, non-members and video viewers is $20 per seminar. For additional information or to register, call 248-334-3400 or visit www.ocba.org.
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