Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
December 21, 2009 Marilyn Kelly,
Chief Justice
Michael F. Cavanagh
Elizabeth A. Weaver
139076 Maura D. Corrigan
Robert P. Young, Jr.
Stephen J. Markman
Diane M. Hathaway,
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v SC: 139076
COA: 290120
Macomb CC: 2003-002729-FC
CLIFFORD GOODMAN,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the May 12, 2009 order
of the Court of Appeals is considered. We DIRECT the defendant’s former appellate
counsel, Joseph L. Stewart, to file a supplemental brief addressing the reason(s) for his
failure to file timely post-judgment motions and a timely application for leave to appeal
in the Court of Appeals on direct review. Counsel shall file the supplemental brief within
28 days of the date of this order.
The application for leave to appeal remains pending.
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.
December 21, 2009 _________________________________________
d1214 Clerk