A federal court has refused to hear the appeal of a MI attorney who was charged with contempt after he screenshotted a state trial court proceeding and then posted the photo to social media.

The plaintiff issued subpoenas to the defendant’s employer seeking email communications that the defendant sent to his attorney via his employer-provided email address.

The father in Blakeman was being kept out of his home and away from his four children pursuant to an Ingham County trial court order, which was contrary to the recommendations of CPS.

Morrissette v Doe is an interlocutory appeal concerning a procedural issue, namely, a reversal by one judge of the orders of another under MCR 2.613(B).

The Court of Appeal, on reconsideration, in Chesser v Radisson Plaza Hotel, left one Speaker without a leg to stand on, which is not surprising given the current state of premise liability in Michigan.