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rule amendments, proposed rules, administrative orders, and appointments! 

The proposed rules are grouped in categories according to the section of the rules they would amend.  If you are only interested in proposed amendments of the probate rules, for example, you can click on the heading for Chapter 5 Probate Rules and go directly to the group of proposals that would amend probate rules.  If you have any suggestions or comments, please feel free to send them to msc-info@courts.mi.gov.

Your feedback is important and will be carefully considered by the Justices of the Michigan Supreme Court in deciding whether to adopt proposed rule changes. Online comments should be submitted to MSC_Clerk@courts.mi.gov. To comment using U.S. mail, please write to:

     Michigan Supreme Court, Clerk's Office, PO Box 30052, Lansing, MI 48909


Rule Amendments    Link to Administrative Orders>>
  
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  Michigan Court Rules
     Chapter 1. General Provisions
     Chapter 2. Civil Procedure
     Chapter 3. Special Proceedings and Actions
     Chapter 4. District Court
     Chapter 5. Probate Court
     Chapter 6. Criminal Procedure
     Chapter 7. Appellate Rules
     Chapter 8. Administrative Rules of Court
     Chapter 9. Professional Disciplinary Proceedings

     Other


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Michigan Court Rules
     Chapter 1. General Provisions
     Chapter 2. Civil Procedure
     Chapter 3. Special Proceedings and Actions
     Chapter 4. District Court
     Chapter 5. Probate Court
     Chapter 6. Criminal Procedure
     Chapter 7. Appellate Rules
     Chapter 8. Administrative Rules of Court
     Chapter 9. Professional Disciplinary Proceedings

     Other      

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Administrative Orders    Link to Rule Amendments>>
The Administrative Orders listed below
   Link to Proposed Rule Amendments>>
are recently adopted. To view all      Link to Appointments & Other Actions>>
current Administrative Orders, click here>>    

Administrative Order No. 2009-4 - File No. 2002-37
E-filing Pilot Project in the 42nd Circuit Court

  Issued:   May 19, 2009
  Effective:   May 19, 2009
       
Administrative Order No. 2009-3 - File No. 2004-04
Adoption of Concurrent Jurisdiction Plan for the 53rd Circuit Court of Cheboygan and Presque Isle Counties and the Presque Isle County Probate Court
  Issued:   March 10, 2009
  Effective:   July 1, 2009
 
Administrative Order 2009-2 - File No. 2006-25
  Issued:   January 14, 2009
  Effective:   Continued in effect through February 28, 2011
 
Administrative Order 2009-1 - File No. 2002-37
Extension and Expansion of E-Filing Pilot Project
      Issued:   January 20, 2009
  Effective:   Continued in effect through July 30, 2013
 
Administrative Order 2008-02 - File No. 2005-19
Adoption of a Pilot Project to Study the Effects of the Jury Reform Proposal
  Issued:   August 5, 2008
  Effective:   August 5, 2008
 
Administrative Order 2008-1 - File No. 2006-25
Pilot Project No. 1 - 17th Judicial Circuit Court (Expedited Process in the Resolution of the Low Conflict Docket of the Family Division)
  Issued: April 8, 2008
  Effective: April 8, 2008
 
Administrative Order - Partial Rescission of the Third Judicial Circuit Court's Local Administrative Order 2006-12
  Issued: February 8, 2008
  Effective: February 8, 2008
     
Administrative Order No. 2007-4 - File No. 2004-04
Adoption of Concurrent Jurisdiction Plan for the 49th Circuit Court, the 77th District Court, and Probate District 18 of Mecosta and Osceola Counties
  Issued: December 18, 2007
  Effective: April 1, 2008
 
Third Amended Administrative Order No. 2007-2 - File Nos. 2002-34, 2002-44
Expedited Summary Disposition Docket in the Court of Appeals
  Issued: May 2, 2007
  Effective: May 7, 2007
  Suspended Indefinitely
 
Administrative Order No. 2004-7 - File No. 2004-04
Adoption of an Amendment of Administrative Order No. 2004-7 to Include the Concurrent Jurisdiction Plan for the Third Judicial Circuit Court and the 34th District Court
  Issued: November 25, 2008
  Effective: November 25, 2008
 
Administrative Order No. 2006-6 - File No. 2003-47
Prohibition on "Bundling" Cases
  Issued: August 9, 2006
  Retained: June 19, 2007
  Comment period expired: December 1, 2006
  Comments:  
  Washington Legal Foundation (11/17/06)
  Robert S. Krause, Dickinson Wright PLLC (12/01/06)
  Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc., et al (12/01/06)
  Goldberg, Persky & White (12/04/06)
  Michael B. Serling (12/04/06)
  Robert S. Krause, Dickinson Wright PLLC (12/08/06)
  Daniel J. Niemann, Gallagher, Niemann & Mauti, LLP (12/08/06)
  Public hearing held: January 17, 2007
     

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