OAKLAND COUNTY v. STATE

No. 341172.

926 N.W.2d 11 (2018)

325 Mich. App. 247

OAKLAND COUNTY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE of Michigan, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, and Michigan Indigent Defense Commission, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided July 17, 2018, 9:00 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith J. Lerminiaux and Mary Ann Jerge for Oakland County.

Bill Schuette , Attorney General, Aaron D. Lindstrom , Solicitor General, B. Eric Restuccia , Chief Legal Counsel, and Bridget K. Smith , Assistant Attorney General, for the state of Michigan, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, and the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission.

Before: Ronayne Krause, P.J., and Gleicher and Letica, JJ.


Oakland County objected to the Legislature's amendment of an act creating the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (the MIDC Act), giving authority to the executive branch, through the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), to set standards for attorneys appointed to represent indigent clients. The bulk of the county's argument...

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