Smith v. ANONYMOUS JOINT ENTERPRISE

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. _________________________________________/ 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