Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
May 2, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
Michael F. Cavanagh
Marilyn Kelly
143475 & (58) Stephen J. Markman
Diane M. Hathaway
Mary Beth Kelly
BRUCE WHITMAN, Brian K. Zahra,
Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, Justices
v SC: 143475
COA: 294703
Genesee CC: 08-087993-CL
CITY OF BURTON and CHARLES SMILEY,
Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the July 5, 2011
judgment of the Court of Appeals and the application for leave to appeal as cross-
appellants are considered, and they are GRANTED. The parties shall include among the
issues to be briefed whether Shallal v Catholic Social Services of Wayne County, 455
Mich 604 (1997), correctly held that the primary motivation of an employee pursuing a
whistleblower claim must be a desire to inform the public on matters of public concern,
as opposed to personal vindictiveness.
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.
May 2, 2012 _________________________________________
d0425 Clerk