Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
September 21, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
145612-3 & (113)(118)(119)(120)(124) Michael F. Cavanagh
145622-3 Marilyn Kelly
Stephen J. Markman
Diane M. Hathaway
Mary Beth Kelly
MEGAN SMITH, NICOLE KELLY, Brian K. Zahra,
ROSHAWNDA WILLIAMS, and NICOLE Justices
JOHNSON,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v SC: 145612-3
COA: 309447, 309894
Genesee CC: 11-097052-CZ
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
DIRECTOR,
Defendant-Appellant.
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MEGAN SMITH, NICOLE KELLY,
ROSHAWNDA WILLIAMS, and NICOLE
JOHNSON,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v SC: 145622-3
COA: 309447, 309894
Genesee CC: 11-097052-CZ
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
DIRECTOR,
Defendant-Appellee.
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On order of the Court, the motions for immediate consideration and the motion to
supplement record are GRANTED. The motion to strike is DENIED. The applications
for leave to appeal the June 26, 2012 judgment of the Court of Appeals are considered.
We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the applications or
take other action. MCR 7.302(H)(1). At oral argument, the parties shall address:
(1) whether the defendant properly implemented the 60-month limitation on Family
Independence Program cash assistance benefits without rulemaking under the
Administrative Procedures Act (MCL 24.201 et seq.), and (2) whether the defendant had
the authority to implement the 60-month limitation on Family Independence Program
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cash assistance benefits and whether this limitation conflicts with any provisions of the
Social Welfare Act (MCL 400.1 et seq.). The parties may file supplemental briefs within
35 days of the date of this order, but they should not submit mere restatements of their
application papers.
The motion for leave to file brief amicus curiae is GRANTED. Other persons or
groups interested in the determination of the issues presented in this case may move the
Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.
I, Corbin R. Davis, 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.
September 21, 2012 _________________________________________
t0919 Clerk