Michigan Coalition of State Employee Unions v. State of Michigan

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan January 29, 2014 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice 147758 Michael F. Cavanagh Stephen J. Markman Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack MICHIGAN COALITION OF STATE David F. Viviano, EMPLOYEE UNIONS, INTERNATIONAL Justices UNION UAW AND LOCAL 6000, MICHIGAN CORRECTIONS ORGANIZATION/SEIU, MICHIGAN PUBLIC EMPLOYEES/SEIU LOCAL 517M, MICHIGAN STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, AFSCME LOCAL 5, MICHIGAN AFSCME COUNCIL 25, ANTHONY MCNEILL, RAY HOLMAN, ANDREW POTTER, ED CLEMENTS, AMY LIPSET, WILLIAM RUHF, KENNETH MOORE, RUSSELL WATERS, MARK MOZDZEN, and KATHLEEN WINE/ ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 147758 COA: 314048 Court of Claims: 12-000017-MM STATE OF MICHIGAN, STATE EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM, STATE EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, DEPARTMENT/DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, DIRECTOR OF RETIREMENT SERVICES OFFICE, and STATE TREASURER, Defendants-Appellants. _____________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the August 13, 2013 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall include among the issues to be briefed whether 2011 PA 264 is unconstitutional, in whole or in part, in violation of Const 1963, art 11, § 5. 2 We direct the Clerk to schedule the oral argument in this case for the same future session of this Court when it will hear oral argument in UAW v Green (Docket No. 147700). I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court. January 29, 2014 h0122 Clerk