Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
July 27, 2007 Clifford W. Taylor,
Chief Justice
131655 Michael F. Cavanagh
Elizabeth A. Weaver
Marilyn Kelly
PAMELA PEREZ, Maura D. Corrigan
Plaintiff-Appellee, Robert P. Young, Jr.
v SC: 131655 Stephen J. Markman,
Justices
COA: 249737
Wayne CC: 01-134649-CL
FORD MOTOR COMPANY and DANIEL P.
BENNETT,
Defendants-Appellants.
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On April 11, 2007, the Court heard oral argument on the application for leave to
appeal the June 6, 2006 judgment of the Court of Appeals. On order of the Court, the
application is again considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the
questions presented should be reviewed by this Court prior to the completion of the
proceedings ordered by the Court of Appeals. We do, however, clarify that only the
events of which Ford had notice before Daniel Bennett allegedly sexually harassed the
plaintiff are relevant to whether Ford had notice of a hostile work environment.
Defendant Ford’s motion for leave to file supplemental brief is DENIED as moot.
CAVANAGH, J., concurs and states as follows:
I concur with this Court’s decision to deny leave to appeal. However, I disagree
with this Court’s offering instruction to the trial court because no instruction has been
shown to be needed. This Court’s standard denial order leaves to the proper discretion of
the trial court the determination of what evidence is relevant and admissible in light of
the applicable claims and defenses. Other than the number of times this Court has heard
cases involving different sexual harassment claims against the same employee of
defendant’s, there is nothing confusing or exceptional about this case that necessitates the
majority’s interjecting its viewpoint about admissible evidence at this stage of the
proceedings.
WEAVER and KELLY, JJ., join the statement of CAVANAGH, J.
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 27, 2007 _________________________________________
t0724 Clerk