Michigan Supreme Court Orders Issued: 5/23/18

 

The Michigan Supreme Court recently issued the following orders:

 

2015-04: Amendment of MCR 6.429 (provides trial courts with authority to sua sponte address erroneous judgments of sentence)

 

2016-08: Amendment of MCR 6.610 (exempts pleas taken under subsection [E][7] from the requirements of subsection [E][4])

 

2016-19/2016-28: Amendment of MCR 5.125 (clarifies and defines interested persons for particular guardianships)

 

2016-30: Amendments of MCR 9.112 and 9.131 (provides that relatives of AGC or ADB members or employees are subject to the same procedure for review of allegations of misconduct as the Board or Commission member or employee)

 

2016-31: Amendment of MRPC 1.16 (ensures that counsel notify their clients that the attorney cannot withdraw without the court’s permission)

 

2016-42: Amendments of MCR 6.310, 6.429, and 6.431 (provides a “prison-mailbox” rule for certain post-sentencing motions)

 

2016-45: Amendment of MCR 9.122 (establishes a 182-day time period for a complaint in the Supreme Court after the AGC has dismissed a request for investigation)

 

2016-49: Amendment of MRPC 7.3 and Proposed Addition of MRPC 1.18 (clarifies the duties that lawyers owe to prospective clients)

 

2017-10: Addition of MCR 6.417 (requires a trial court to make inquiries of parties on the record regarding a proposed order of mistrial)

 

2017-25: Proposed Amendment of MRPC 7.1 (would regulate and restrict the use of the terms “retired” or “former” for a justice, judge, referee, or magistrate)

 

2017-29: Proposed Amendment of MRPC 4.4 (would define the responsibilities of a lawyer who receives a document that was inadvertently sent)