Potter v. McLeary

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan October 24, 2007 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice 133867 Michael F. Cavanagh 133868 Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman, BRIAN POTTER, Justices Plaintiff-Appellant, v SC: 133867, 133868 COA: 262529, 263538 Washtenaw CC: 03-001226-NH RICHARD C. McLEARY, M.D., GARY AUGUSTYN, M.D., and ST. JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL ANN ARBOR, d/b/a TRINITY HEALTH-MICHIGAN, Defendants, and ROBERT DOMEIER, D.O., EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS MEDICAL GROUP, P.C., KRISTYN H. MURRY, M.D., and HURON VALLEY RADIOLOGY, P.C., Defendants-Appellees. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the February 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 portion of the judgment of the Court of Appeals dismissing the complaint with prejudice, because the dismissal should have been without prejudice as to the affidavit of merit issue. See Kirkaldy v Rim, 478 Mich 581 (2007). Accordingly, we REMAND this case to the Court of Appeals for consideration of the defendants' other issues that were not addressed in its opinion. In all other respects, leave to appeal is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the remaining question presented should be reviewed by this Court. 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. October 24, 2007 _________________________________________ l1017 Clerk