Shepherd Montessori Center Milan v. ANN ARBOR CHARTER TOWNSHIP

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan July 9, 2009 Marilyn Kelly, Chief Justice 137443 & (93) Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman SHEPHERD MONTESSORI CENTER MILAN, Diane M. Hathaway, Plaintiff-Appellant, Justices v SC: 137443 COA: 272357 Washtenaw CC: 00-001072-AS ANN ARBOR CHARTER TOWNSHIP, ANN ARBOR CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING OFFICIAL, and ANN ARBOR CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, Defendants-Appellees. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the November 6, 2003 and August 26, 2008 judgments of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED, limited to the issues: (1) whether the Court of Appeals applied the correct standard of review in determining that the defendants violated the plaintiff’s right to equal protection; and (2) whether the defendants violated the plaintiff’s right to equal protection in denying the plaintiff’s request for a variance. The motion to strike the amicus curiae brief is DENIED. 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. July 9, 2009 _________________________________________ p0701 Clerk