COALITION FOR A SAFER DETROIT v. CITY CLERK

Docket No. 300516.

820 N.W.2d 208 (2012)

295 Mich. App. 362

COALITION FOR A SAFER DETROIT v. DETROIT CITY CLERK.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided February 9, 2012, at 9:00 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, Lansing (by Timothy Sawyer Knowlton ) for Coalition for a Safer Detroit.

Krystal A. Crittendon , Corporation Counsel, and Sheri L. Whyte , Dennis A. Mazurek , Detroit, and Tonja R. Long , Assistant Corporation Counsel, for the Detroit City Clerk and the Detroit Election Commission.

Before: MARKEY, P.J., and SAAD and GLEICHER, JJ.


SAAD, J.

Plaintiff appeals the trial court's order that denied its request for a writ of mandamus and granted defendants' motion for summary disposition. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

On May 5, 2010, plaintiff filed signed initiative petitions with the Detroit City Clerk to place on the November 2, 2010, ballot a proposed amendment to § 38...

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