Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
February 1, 2019 Bridget M. McCormack,
Chief Justice
David F. Viviano,
Chief Justice Pro Tem
158914(26)
Stephen J. Markman
Brian K. Zahra
Richard H. Bernstein
TRACY CARLISLE, Elizabeth T. Clement
Plaintiff-Appellant, Megan K. Cavanagh,
Justices
SC: 158914
v COA: 344984
Muskegon CC: 2018-001739-AH
EARNEST C BROOKS CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY WARDEN,
Defendant-Appellee.
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On order of the Chief Justice, the motion to waive fees is considered and it is
DENIED because MCL 600.2963 requires that a prisoner pursuing a civil action be liable
for filing fees.
Appellant is not required to pay an initial partial fee. However, for the appeal to
continue, within 21 days of the date of this order, appellant shall submit a copy of this order
and refile the copy of the pleadings returned with this order as acknowledgement of his
responsibility to pay the $375.00 filing fee. Failure to do so shall result in the appeal being
administratively dismissed.
If appellant timely complies with this order, monthly payments shall be made to the
Department of Corrections in the amount of 50 percent of the deposits made to appellant’s
account until the payments equal the balance due of $375.00. That amount shall then be
remitted to this Court.
Pursuant to MCL 600.2963(8), appellant shall not file a new civil action or appeal
in this Court until the entry fee in this case is paid in full.
The Clerk of the Court shall furnish two copies of this order to appellant and return
a copy of appellant’s pleadings with this order.
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.
February 1, 2019
Clerk