DHHS v. GENESEE CIRCUIT JUDGE

Docket No. 334491.

899 N.W.2d 57 (2016)

318 Mich.App. 395

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, v. GENESEE CIRCUIT JUDGE.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided December 20, 2016, at 9:05 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron D. Lindstrom , Solicitor General, Matthew Schneider , Chief Legal Counsel, and Joseph E. Potchen , Darrin F. Fowler , and Santiago Rios , Assistant Attorneys General, for the Department of Health and Human Services.

The Williams Firm, PC, Grand Blanc (by Kendall B. Williams and Timothy R. Winship ), for Genesee Circuit Court Judge.

Todd F. Flood , Special Counsel, Janet A. Napp , Special Assistant Attorney General, and David S. Leyton , for the people.

Cline, Cline & Griffin, Flint (by Walter P. Griffin , J. Brian MacDonald , and Megan R. Mulder ) and Michael P. Manley for McLaren Flint.

Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Barbara L. McQuade , United States Attorney, Peter A. Caplan , Assistant United States Attorney, Margaret M. Dotzel , Acting General Counsel, and Michael S. Raab and Gerard Sinzdak , Appellate Staff Attorneys, for Amicus Curiae the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Before: K.F. KELLY, P.J., GLEICHER and SHAPIRO, JJ.


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