Erika Cummings v. Seth Lewis

Michigan Supreme Court

Erika Cummings v. Seth Lewis

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

December 7, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

145445 Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway Mary Beth Kelly ERIKA CUMMINGS, Brian K. Zahra, Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices

v SC: 145445 COA: 303386 Genesee CC: 09-092707-NO SETH LEWIS, Defendant-Appellant, and ROGELIO GERARDO VILLARREAL and CITY OF FLINT, Defendants.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the July 3, 2012 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 action. MCR 7.302(H)(1). At oral argument, the parties shall address whether: (1) the plaintiff’s no contest plea to resisting arrest bars her remaining claims pursuant to Heck v Humphrey, 512 US 477, 487 (1994); (2) accepting the plaintiff’s version of events, defendant Seth Lewis nevertheless acted reasonably, as a matter of law, under all of the circumstances; and (3) the defendant is entitled to governmental immunity for the plaintiff’s remaining claims. The parties may file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order.

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. December 7, 2012 _________________________________________ t1204 Clerk

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