Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
September 16, 2009 Marilyn Kelly,
Chief Justice
138456-8 Michael F. Cavanagh
Elizabeth A. Weaver
Maura D. Corrigan
Robert P. Young, Jr.
Stephen J. Markman
DERITH SMITH, Diane M. Hathaway,
Plaintiff-Appellant, Justices
v SC: 138456-8
COA: 275297, 275316, 275463
Leelanau CC: 05-006952-CZ
ANONYMOUS JOINT ENTERPRISE,
GEORGE PRESTON, MARY BARROWS,
VILLAGE OF SUTTONS BAY, and
CHARLES STEWART,
Defendants,
and
DONALD BARROWS, JOHN STANEK, and
NOEL FLOHE,
Defendants-Appellees.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the February 3, 2009
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall
include among the issues to be briefed whether the Court of Appeals erred in determining
that the plaintiff presented insufficient evidence to support a finding of actual malice for
purposes of her defamation claim.
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 16, 2009 _________________________________________
p0916 Clerk