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In the course of representing a client, a lawyer shall not knowingly make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person. Amended effective 5/1/2024.

(ii) Parties answering a complaint, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party complaint must serve initial disclosures 14 days after the opposing party's disclosures are due or 28 days after filing an answer, whichever is later.

The Home Rule City Act resulted from the provisions of the 1908 state constitution, which called for home rule authority to be conferred upon the various local governments in the state. The 1963 state constitution retained these same home rule provisions.

The court must sign a properly submitted proposed judgment or order if no written objections have been filed within 7 days after service of notice, as long as the judgment or order is consistent with the court's decision. MCR 2.602(B)(3). (This is commonly referred to as the “Seven-Day Rule.”)

Rule 2.313 - Failure to Serve Disclosure or to Provide or to Permit Discovery; Sanctions (A) Motion for Order Compelling Disclosure or Discovery. A party, on reasonable notice to other parties and all persons affected, may apply for an order compelling disclosure or discovery as follows: (1) Appropriate Court.

Unpublished or "non-citable" opinions are opinions that are not certified for publication in Official Reports and generally may not be cited or relied on by other courts or parties in other actions (see California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115).

Often when writing about government and public policy issues, we refer to Michigan Statutes. When doing so, we often reference the state law by use of the Michigan Compiled Laws (MCL) number. People often talk about the public act number, such as PA 110 of 2006 when referring to the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act.

Staff Comment: An unpublished opinion may be cited, for example, if there is no published authority on a given legal proposition or if it is necessary to demonstrate a conflict in interpretation of the law. The changes in MCR 2.119 and MCR 7.212 provide cross-references to MCR 7.215(C).

Wade Hearing Based on US v Wade, 388 US 218 (1967), a pre-trial hearing to test the fairness of a line-up. The issue is whether to admit or suppress an identification of an accused that resulted from the line-up.