Order
Entered:

       June 14, 1995


93-29

Amendment of Rule 2.119
of the Michigan Court Rules


       On order of the Court, the following amendment of Rule 2.119
of the Michigan Court Rules was adopted June 8, 1995, to be
effective September 1, 1995.

       [The present language is repealed by the following language
unless otherwise indicated below:]

ICLE Editor's Note:

Rule 2.119          Motion Practice
(A)    Form of Motions.
       (1)   [No change.]
       (2)   A motion or response [thereto] to a motion that presents
             an issue of law must be accompanied by a brief citing the
             authority on which it is based. [The] Except as permitted
             by the court, the combined length of any motion and
             brief, or of a response and brief, may not exceed 20
             pages [, except with the permission of the court] double
             spaced, exclusive of attachments and exhibits.
             [Attachments or exhibits to the brief are not counted in
             the 20 page limit.] 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. A
             copy of a motion or response (including brief) filed
             under this rule must be provided by counsel to the office
             of the judge hearing the motion. The judge's copy must be
             clearly marked JUDGE'S COPY on the cover sheet; that
             notation may be handwritten.
       (3)-(4)      [No change.]
(B)-(G)      [No change.]

       STAFF COMMENT: The 1995 amendment of MCR 2.119(A)(2) changed
some of the technical requirements for motions, responses, and
accompanying briefs.