June 2, 1999
     

98-35


Amendment of Rule 7.302
of the Michigan Court
Rules

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          On order of the Court, notice of the proposed changes and
an opportunity for comment in writing and at a public hearing
having been provided, and consideration having been given to the
comments received, the following amendment of Rule 7.302 of the
Michigan Court Rules is adopted, to be effective September 1, 1999.

     [The present language is amended as indicated below.]

ICLE Editor's Note:


[Italicized, bracketed text] indicates text that has been
deleted.

Bold text  indicates new text.



Rule 7.302     Application for Leave to Appeal

     (A)  What to File. To apply for leave to appeal, a party must 
     file:

     (1) - (2) [Unchanged.]

               (3)  Proof that a copy of the application was served on all
          other parties, and that a notice of the filing of the
          application was served on the clerks of the Court of
          Appeals [clerk,] and the trial court
          [clerk]; and

               (4)  [Unchanged.]

(B) - (G) [Unchanged.]

     Staff Comment: The June 2, 1999 amendment of MCR
7.302(A)(3), effective September 1, 1999, eliminated the
requirement of filing with the Court of Appeals and the trial court
a copy of an application for leave to appeal that is filed with the
Supreme Court. The amended rule requires that an appellant file
with the Court of Appeals and the trial court only a notice that an
application for leave to appeal has been filed with the Supreme
Court.