AZZAR v. City of Grand Rapids

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan May 4, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice 130310 Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan JAMES D. AZZAR, Robert P. Young, Jr. Plaintiff-Appellant, Stephen J. Markman, Justices and PROCESSING SOLUTIONS, LIMITED, Plaintiff, v SC: 130310 COA: 260438 Kent CC: 03-011760-NZ CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS, Defendant-Appellee, and BERNARD C. SCHAEFER, and ROBERT J. KRUIS, Defendants. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 22, 2005 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED, limited to the issue whether the Grand Rapids Building Maintenance Code is preempted by the Stille- DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, MCL 125.1501, et seq., as amended by Pub Acts 1999, No. 245. The Michigan Municipal League, the Michigan Townships Association, the Michigan Association of Counties, and the Public Corporation Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan are invited to file briefs amicus curiae. 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. May 4, 2006 _________________________________________ s0427 Clerk