Order
Entered:

       May 16, 1995


93-46

Amendments of Michigan Court
Rules 2.604 and 7.212


       On order of the Court, the following amendments of MCR 2.604
and 7.212 were adopted May 16, 1995, to be effective July 1, 1995.

       The rules are amended to read as follows:


Rule 2.604          Judgment in Actions Involving Multiple Claims or
                    Multiple Parties
An order or other form of decision adjudicating fewer than all the
claims, or the rights and liabilities of fewer than all the
parties, does not terminate the action as to any of the claims or
parties, and the order is subject to revision before entry of final
judgment adjudicating all the claims and the rights and liabilities
of all the parties. Such an order or other form of decision is not
appealable as of right before entry of final judgment. A party may
file an application for leave to appeal from such an order.


Rule 7.212          Briefs
(A)    [Unchanged.]
(B)    Length and Form of Briefs. Except as permitted by order of the
       Court of Appeals, and except as provided in subrule (G),
       briefs are limited to 50 pages double-spaced, exclusive of
       tables, indexes, and appendixes. Quotations and footnotes may
       be single-spaced. At least one-inch margins must be used, and
       printing shall not be smaller than 12-point type.
(C)-(I)     [Unchanged.]

STAFF COMMENT: The May 16, 1995, order amends two rules affecting
appellate procedure.

The amendment of MCR 2.604 eliminates the procedure under which a
trial court could direct entry of final judgment on an order
disposing of fewer than all the claims or parties, permitting an
immediate appeal of right from such orders.

The amendment of MCR 7.212(B) adds requirements regarding margins
and type size for briefs in the Court of Appeals.

The staff comment is published only for the benefit of the bench
and bar and is not an authoritative construction by the Court.