Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
January 22, 2008 Clifford W. Taylor,
Chief Justice
135052 Michael F. Cavanagh
Elizabeth A. Weaver
Marilyn Kelly
Maura D. Corrigan
ALLEN M. HARTMAN, Personal Robert P. Young, Jr.
Representative of the Estate of Stephen J. Markman,
Justices
Mary Lou Hartman,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v SC: 135052
COA: 257536
St. Clair CC: 02-000445-NH
PORT HURON HOSPITAL,
FORREST BRYAN FERNANDEZ,
M.D., and JALAL UD-DIN AKBAR,
M.D.,
Defendants-Appellees.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 6, 2007
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.302(G)(1), in
lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REVERSE the judgment of the Court of Appeals
because the plaintiff falls within the class of plaintiffs entitled to relief identified in our
order in Mullins v St Joseph Mercy Hospital (Docket No. 131879), ___ Mich ___
(decided 11/28/07). We REMAND this case to the St. Clair Circuit Court for entry of an
order denying the defendants' motion for summary disposition and for further
proceedings not inconsistent with this order and the order in Mullins. In addition, we
direct the St. Clair Circuit Court to enter an order granting the motion to substitute the
successor personal representative as the plaintiff in this action, consistent with MCL
700.3613.
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.
January 22, 2008 _________________________________________
l0114 Clerk