Time for filing disqualification motions

Date: March 16, 2010
Admin: 2009-04
Rule: MCR 2.003
Effective: immediate

As a followup to the Court's November 25, 2009 order, it has now adopted deadlines for the filing of any motion to disqualify a judge or justice:

Trial court - within 14 days of the discovery of grounds
Court of Appeals - within 14 days of assignment of the judge or of the discovery of grounds
Supreme Court -

• appellant - with the application
• appellee - within 28 days of the application or within 28 days the discovery of grounds

Link

Limits on appeal briefs

Admin no.: 2009-14
Date: February 2, 2010
Effective: May 1, 2010
Rules affected: 7.101 and 7.105

These rules were amended to apply the 50-page limit on briefs to appeals to the circuit court from a judgment of the district court, and to appeals to the Court of Appeals from a decision of a state agency, board, or commission.

Link

Appeals - materials under seal

Adm no. - 2009-18
Rules affected - 7.211, 7.313, 8.119
Date entered - November 13, 2009
Comments open to - March 1, 2010

At both the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court levels, a new provision that materials that are the subject of a pending motion to seal the record shall be held under seal until the court makes its ruling on the motion.