Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
April 30, 2010 Marilyn Kelly,
Chief Justice
139345-7 Michael F. Cavanagh
Elizabeth A. Weaver
Maura D. Corrigan
Robert P. Young, Jr.
Stephen J. Markman
CHRISTOPHER LEE DUNCAN, BILLY JOE Diane M. Hathaway,
BURR, JR., STEVEN CONNOR, ANTONIO Justices
TAYLOR, JOSE DAVILA, JENNIFER
O’SULLIVAN, CHRISTOPHER MANIES, and
BRIAN SECREST,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v SC: 139345
COA: 278652
Ingham CC: 07-000242-CZ
STATE OF MICHIGAN and GOVERNOR OF
MICHIGAN,
Defendants-Appellants.
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CHRISTOPHER LEE DUNCAN, BILLY JOE
BURR, JR., STEVEN CONNOR, ANTONIO
TAYLOR, JOSE DAVILA, JENNIFER
O’SULLIVAN, CHRISTOPHER MANIES, and
BRIAN SECREST,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v SC: 139346
COA: 278858
Ingham CC: 07-000242-CZ
STATE OF MICHIGAN and GOVERNOR OF
MICHIGAN,
Defendants-Appellants.
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CHRISTOPHER LEE DUNCAN, BILLY JOE
BURR, JR., STEVEN CONNOR, ANTONIO
TAYLOR, JOSE DAVILA, JENNIFER
O’SULLIVAN, CHRISTOPHER MANIES, and
BRIAN SECREST,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
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v SC: 139347
COA: 278860
Ingham CC: 07-000242-CZ
STATE OF MICHIGAN and GOVERNOR OF
MICHIGAN,
Defendants-Appellants.
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On order of the Court, leave to appeal having been granted and the briefs and oral
arguments of the parties having been considered by the Court, we hereby VACATE the
trial court’s order granting the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and REMAND this
case to the Ingham Circuit Court for consideration of the plaintiffs’ motion for class
certification in light of this Court’s opinion in Henry v Dow Chemical Co, 484 Mich 483
(2009).
As to the defendants’ appeal of the decision on their motion for summary
disposition, we hereby AFFIRM the result only of the Court of Appeals majority for
different reasons. This case is at its earliest stages and, based solely on the plaintiffs’
pleadings in this case, it is premature to make a decision on the substantive issues.
Accordingly, the defendants are not entitled to summary disposition at this time.
We do not retain jurisdiction.
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.
April 30, 2010 _________________________________________
0427 Clerk