Steven Carter v. Gus Harrison Correctional Facility Warden ( 2016 )


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  • Order                                                                           Michigan Supreme Court
    Lansing, Michigan
    September 19, 2016                                                                    Robert P. Young, Jr.,
    Chief Justice
    Stephen J. Markman
    Brian K. Zahra
    Bridget M. McCormack
    154316 (25)                                                                               David F. Viviano
    Richard H. Bernstein
    Joan L. Larsen,
    STEVEN CARTER,                                                                                        Justices
    Plaintiff-Appellant,                         SC: 154316
    COA: 331883
    v
    GUS HARRISON CORRECTIONAL
    FACILITY WARDEN,
    Defendant-Appellee.
    ___________________________________
    On order of the Chief Justice, plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration of the August
    24, 2016 order requiring an initial partial filing fee is granted. Ordinarily, MCL
    600.2963(8) would preclude plaintiff from seeking leave to appeal in this Court because
    of an inability to provide the initial partial fee. However, applying that statutory section
    to bar plaintiff from initiating an application for leave to appeal from the original
    complaint for habeas corpus filed in the court of appeals would violate the Equal
    Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Smith v Bennett, 
    365 U.S. 708
    ; 
    81 S. Ct. 895
    ; 
    6 L. Ed. 2d 39
    (1961).
    The Clerk shall furnish two copies of this order to plaintiff. Plaintiff has 21 days
    from the certification of this order to submit one of those copies to this Court. By doing
    that, plaintiff becomes responsible for paying the $375 filing fee. MCL 600.2963.
    Failure to timely submit the order will result in the appeal not being docketed in this
    Court. The Clerk shall retain plaintiff’s pleadings until he timely submits the order or the
    21-day period for doing so has expired.
    Plaintiff is not required to pay an initial partial fee at the time he submits the order
    to this Court. The Department of Corrections is directed to collect amounts equal to 50
    percent of the deposits made to plaintiff’s account each month and remit $375 to this
    Court when that full amount is collected. Plaintiff may not file further appeals in this
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    Court from civil cases initiated by him until the entry fee in this appeal is paid in
    full. MCL 600.2963(8).
    I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
    foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
    September 19, 2016
    jam
    Clerk
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 154316

Filed Date: 9/19/2016

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 9/21/2016