Daniel Adair v. State of Michigan

Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
April 3, 2009 Marilyn Kelly,
Chief Justice
137424 Michael F. Cavanagh
Elizabeth A. Weaver
Maura D. Corrigan
Robert P. Young, Jr.
DANIEL ADAIR, et al., Stephen J. Markman
Plaintiffs-Appellants, Diane M. Hathaway,
Justices
v SC: 137424
COA: 230858
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
Defendant-Appellee.
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137453
DANIEL ADAIR, et al.,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v SC: 137453
COA: 230858
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the applications for leave to appeal the July 3, 2008
judgment of the Court of Appeals are considered, and they are GRANTED, limited to the
issues: (1) whether the prohibition of unfunded mandates in Const 1963, art 9, § 29
requires the plaintiffs to prove specific costs, either through the reallocation of funds or
out of pocket expenses, in order to establish their entitlement to a declaratory judgment;
and (2) whether plaintiffs are entitled to recover the “costs incurred in maintaining” this
suit pursuant to Const 1963, art 9, § 32.
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.
April 3, 2009 _________________________________________
0331 Clerk