Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
June 12, 2019 Bridget M. McCormack,
Chief Justice
159032 David F. Viviano,
Chief Justice Pro Tem
Stephen J. Markman
Brian K. Zahra
In re Parole of MICHAEL THOMAS Richard H. Bernstein
PLUNKETT. Elizabeth T. Clement
_____________________________________ Megan K. Cavanagh,
Justices
MONROE COUNTY PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY,
Appellee,
v SC: 159032
COA: 346216
Monroe CC: 18-140782-AP
MICHAEL THOMAS PLUNKETT,
Appellant,
_____________________________________
PAROLE BOARD,
Intervenor.
_____________________________________/
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 21, 2018
order of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.305(H)(1), in lieu of
granting leave to appeal, we REMAND this case to the Court of Appeals for
consideration as on leave granted. We note that a similar issue was presented in In re
Parole of Layman (Docket No. 157104), which we remanded to the Court of Appeals for
consideration as on leave granted by order dated April 3, 2018, and which was decided in
In re Parole of Layman, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued
September 20, 2018 (Docket No. 341112). Further, we note that a similar issue is
presented in In re Parole of Irwin (Docket No. 158077), which we remanded to the Court
of Appeals for consideration as on leave granted by order dated June 12, 2019.
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.
June 12, 2019
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Clerk