Hamed v. Wayne County

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan June 23, 2010 Marilyn Kelly, Chief Justice 139505 & (111)(114)(115) Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman TARA KATHERINE HAMED, Diane M. Hathaway, Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices v SC: 139505 COA: 278017 Wayne CC: 03-327525-NZ WAYNE COUNTY and WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, Defendants-Appellants, and SERGEANT KENNETH DAWWISH, CORPORAL NETTI JACKSON, SHERIFF WARREN C. EVANS, and DEPUTY REGINALD JOHNSON, Defendants. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the July 7, 2009 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED, limited to the issues whether: (1) defendants Wayne County and Wayne County Sheriff’s Department may be held liable to the plaintiff for quid pro quo sexual harassment under MCL 37.2103(i); (2) the plaintiff’s incarceration in the Wayne County Jail is a public service within the meaning of MCL 37.2301(b); and (3) the trial court erred in permitting the plaintiff to amend her complaint to allege violations of the Michigan Civil Rights Act. The motions for leave to file briefs amicus curiae are GRANTED. The Michigan Association for Justice and the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc. are invited to file briefs amicus curiae. 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. June 23, 2010 _________________________________________ 0616 Clerk