ADMinistrative Order 2020-4 Tolls The filing deadlines for documents in the Supreme Court and Court of appeals until the expiration of Executive Order 2020-21.
AO 2020-4 has the effect of freezing, or not starting, the
times for filing applications, original actions, briefs, answers, replies, motions, etc. with the Court of Appeals for the period that
the governor's "stay at home" order, Executive Order 2020-21, is in effect.
That is, you will have the same
number of days to file your document starting on April 13 (when the
"stay at home" order expires) that you did on March 24 (when the
"stay at home" order took effect).
Time periods that would
otherwise begin during the period of the "stay at home" order will
not start until the expiration of the order on April 13. If a
new deadline falls on a weekend or Court holiday, it will be
considered timely if filed on the next business day.
If you have a specific question on
how AO 2020-4 affects your filing deadline, please phone the Clerk's Office at
(517) 373-0786.
MCOA Response to novel coronavirus and COVID-19
In response to concerns about the novel coronavirus and COVID-19, the Court of Appeals and Court of Claims clerk’s office public counters will be closed to visitors until further notice.
Filings to the Court of Appeals should be made either electronically through MiFILE or in hard copy through the U.S. Mail or private delivery service.
Filings to the Court of Claims should be made in hard copy through the U.S. Mail or private delivery service.
If you have a time-sensitive filing that requires immediate delivery in hard copy, each office will have a designated location at the office entrance where filings may be deposited for filing.
If you have any questions about filing with either Court, please contact the clerk’s office at 517-373-0786 for assistance.
April Case Call—Oral Arguments Canceled
In light of Governor Whitmer’s declaration of a state of emergency addressing how to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the Court has canceled all oral arguments for cases assigned to the April session calendar.
The cases will be decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).
With the parties’ consent, the Court has selected one case on the April call to
be argued by videoconference on a Zoom platform. If that experiment proves
successful, and should we not be able to resume our normal oral argument
practices for case call hearings in May, the Court may make use of the Zoom
platform or other technology for some oral arguments on the May session
calendar.