Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
January 3, 2018 Stephen J. Markman,
Chief Justice
155498 Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
NORTH AMERICAN BROKERS, LLC, Kurtis T. Wilder
and MARK RATLIFF, Elizabeth T. Clement,
Plaintiffs-Appellees, Justices
v SC: 155498
COA: 330126
Livingston CC: 15-028669-CH
HOWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
Defendant-Appellant,
and
ST. JOHN PROVIDENCE,
Defendant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the February 9, 2017
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 appellant shall file a supplemental brief within 42 days of the date of this
order addressing whether promissory estoppel is an exception to the statute of
frauds. MCL 566.132. In addition to the brief, the appellant shall electronically file an
appendix conforming to MCR 7.312(D)(2). In the brief, citations to the record must
provide the appendix page numbers as required by MCR 7.312(B)(1). The appellees shall
file a supplemental brief within 21 days of being served with the appellant’s brief. The
appellees shall also electronically file an appendix, or in the alternative, stipulate to the
use of the appendix filed by the appellant. A reply, if any, must be filed by the appellant
within 14 days of being served with the appellees’ brief. The parties should not submit
mere restatements of their application papers.
Persons or groups interested in the determination of the issue presented in this case
may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae. Motions for permission
to file briefs amicus curiae and briefs amicus curiae must be filed within 14 days after the
appellees’ supplemental brief is filed with the Court.
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 3, 2018
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Clerk