Lopez v. WORKER'S COMPENSATION APPELLATE COM'N

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan October 20, 2005 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice 129653 & (15) Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. ANTONIA LOPEZ, Stephen J. Markman, Plaintiff-Appellant, Justices v SC: 129653 COA: 263842 WCAC: 05-000156 WORKER’S COMPENSATION APPELLATE COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellee, and HARDY’S HOLSTEINS, L.L.C., and ACCIDENT FUND INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendants. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the motion for immediate consideration is GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the September 23, 2005 order of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court. KELLY, J., would grant leave to appeal. MARKMAN, J., dissents and states as follows: I would grant leave to appeal in this case for the reasons stated in my dissent in Sanchez v Eagle Alloy, Inc, 471 Mich 851 (2004). I am not yet persuaded that the Legislature intended illegal aliens to be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. 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 20, 2005 _________________________________________ t1019 Clerk