Bronson Methodist Hospital v. Michigan Assigned Claims Facility

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan November 25, 2015 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra 151343-4 Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Joan L. Larsen, BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 151343-4 COA: 317864, 317866 Kalamazoo CC: 2012-000600-NF MICHIGAN ASSIGNED CLAIMS FACILITY, Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the February 19, 2015 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order addressing whether the Court of Appeals erred when it concluded that the defendant Michigan Assigned Claims Plan could not deny the plaintiff hospital’s application for assignment of its claim for benefits as “an obviously ineligible claim,” MCL 500.3173a. The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers. 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. November 25, 2015 s1118 Clerk