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WALEN v. DEP'T. OF CORRECTIONS

Docket No. 92566, (Calendar No. 7).

443 Mich. 240 (1993)

505 N.W.2d 519

WALEN v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided August 17, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, Irene M. Mead, Assistant Attorney General, and Susan B. Moody-Frezza, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.

CAVANAGH, C.J.

This case involves the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA),1 the Administrative Procedures Act (APA),2 and the Department of Corrections Act (DOCA).3 We are asked to determine whether the FOIA applies to Department of Corrections disciplinary hearings. The FOIA covers any "contested case," as defined by the APA. The hearing handbook's4 definition...

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