Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
May 6, 2021 Bridget M. McCormack,
Chief Justice
David F. Viviano,
Chief Justice Pro Tem
162960(16)
Brian K. Zahra
Richard H. Bernstein
JERMAINE STEVENSON, Elizabeth T. Clement
Plaintiff-Appellant, Megan K. Cavanagh
SC: 162960 Elizabeth M. Welch,
Justices
v COA: 356170
CHIPPEWA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
WARDEN,
Defendant-Appellee.
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On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of appellant 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.
Within 21 days of the date of this order, appellant shall (1) pay an initial partial fee
of $140.00 and (2) submit one copy of this order and the copy of the pleading returned to
him as acknowledgement of his responsibility to pay the $235.00 balance of the fee.
Failure to pay the partial fee and submit the documents will 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 $235.00. That amount shall then be
remitted to this Court.
Generally, appellant may not file a new civil action or appeal in this Court until the
filing fee in this case is paid in full. MCL 600.2963(8).
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.
May 6, 2021
Clerk