Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
January 22, 2020 Bridget M. McCormack,
Chief Justice
David F. Viviano,
Chief Justice Pro Tem
160849 (3)
Stephen J. Markman
Brian K. Zahra
Richard H. Bernstein
VICTOR SHIVERS, Elizabeth T. Clement
Plaintiff, Megan K. Cavanagh,
Justices
v SC: 160849
AGC: 16-1525
ATTORNEY GRIEVANCE COMMISSION,
Defendant.
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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.
Plaintiff is not required to pay an initial partial fee. However, for this complaint to
proceed, within 21 days of the date of this order, plaintiff shall submit a copy of this
order and refile the copy of the pleadings returned with this order. By doing this,
plaintiff becomes responsible to pay the $400.00 fee ($375.00 filing fee + $25.00 EFS fee
required by MCL 600.1986). Failure to comply with this order shall result in the dismissal
of this complaint.
If plaintiff timely refiles the pleadings, monthly payments shall be made to the
Department of Corrections in the amount of 50 percent of the deposits made to plaintiff’s
account until the payments equal the balance due of $400.00. This amount shall then be
remitted to this Court.
Pursuant to MCL 600.2963(8), plaintiff 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 plaintiff and return
a copy of plaintiff’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.
January 22, 2020
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Clerk