Miller, II v. Chapman Contracting

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan July 28, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice 130808 Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan BUDDY MILLER, II, Robert P. Young, Jr. Plaintiff-Appellant, Stephen J. Markman, Justices v SC: 130808 COA: 256676 Oakland CC: 03-053572-NI CHAPMAN CONTRACTING, RAMZY KIZY, JR., KEVIN R. PAPERD, and SWEEPMASTER, INC., Defendants-Appellees. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the February 16, 2006 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the application or take other peremptory action. MCR 7.302(G)(1). At oral argument, the parties shall address whether the Oakland Circuit Court and the Court of Appeals correctly determined that plaintiff’s motion to amend was futile. The parties may file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order, but they should avoid submitting a mere restatement of the arguments made in their application papers. 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 28, 2006 _________________________________________ s0725 Clerk