Estate of Diana Lykos Voutsaras v. Gary L Bender ( 2019 )


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  • Order                                                          Michigan Supreme Court
    Lansing, Michigan
    December 13, 2019                                                 Bridget M. McCormack,
    Chief Justice
    159107                                                                 David F. Viviano,
    Chief Justice Pro Tem
    159124
    Stephen J. Markman
    Brian K. Zahra
    Richard H. Bernstein
    Elizabeth T. Clement
    KATHLEEN M. GAYDOS, Personal                                        Megan K. Cavanagh,
    Representative of the ESTATE OF DIANA                                                Justices
    LYKOS VOUTSARAS,
    Plaintiff-Appellee,
    and
    SPIRO VOUTSARAS
    Plaintiff,
    v                                              SC: 159107
    COA: 340714
    Ingham CC: 16-000263-NM
    GARY L. BENDER, RICHARD A.
    CASCARILLA, LINDSAY NICOLE DANGL,
    VINCENT P. SPAGNUOLO, and MURPHY &
    SPAGNUOLO PC,
    Defendants,
    and
    KENNETH M. MOGILL and MOGILL, POSNER
    & COHEN,
    Defendants-Appellants,
    and
    KERN G. SLUCTER and GANNON GROUP, PC,
    Defendants-Appellees.
    ___________________________________________/
    KATHLEEN M. GAYDOS, Personal
    Representative of the ESTATE OF DIANA
    LYKOS VOUTSARAS,
    Plaintiff-Appellee,
    and
    SPIRO VOUTSARAS,
    Plaintiff,
    v                                              SC: 159124
    COA: 340714
    Ingham CC: 16-000263-NM
    GARY L. BENDER, RICHARD A.
    CASCARILLA, LINDSAY NICOLE DANGL,
    VINCENT P. SPAGNUOLO, and MURPHY &
    2
    SPAGNUOLO PC,
    Defendants,
    and
    KENNETH M. MOGILL and MOGILL, POSNER
    & COHEN,
    Defendants-Appellees,
    and
    KERN G. SLUCTER and GANNON GROUP, PC,
    Defendants-Appellants.
    ___________________________________________/
    On order of the Court, the applications for leave to appeal the January 3, 2019
    judgment of the Court of Appeals are considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral
    argument on the applications for leave to appeal. MCR 7.305(H)(1).
    The appellants shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order
    addressing whether the privilege of witness immunity extends to retained experts sued for
    professional malpractice. See Maiden v Rozwood, 
    461 Mich. 109
    (1999). In addition to
    the brief, the appellants shall electronically file appendices conforming to MCR
    7.312(D)(2). In the briefs, citations to the record must provide the appendix page numbers
    as required by MCR 7.312(B)(1). The plaintiff-appellee shall file a supplemental brief
    within 21 days of being served with the appellants’ briefs. The plaintiff-appellee shall also
    electronically file an appendix, or in the alternative, stipulate to the use of the appendices
    filed by the appellants. Replies, if any, must be filed by the appellants within 14 days of
    being served with the appellee’s brief. The parties should not submit mere restatements of
    their application papers.
    The time allowed for oral argument shall be 30 minutes: 15 minutes for appellants,
    to be divided at their discretion, and 15 minutes for plaintiff-appellee. MCR 7.314(B)(1).
    Persons or groups interested in the determination of the issue presented in this case
    may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae. Motions for permission to
    file briefs amicus curiae and briefs amicus curiae regarding these cases should be filed in
    Gaydos v Bender, Docket No. 159107, only and served on the parties in both cases.
    CAVANAGH, J., not participating due to a preexisting relationship with a party.
    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.
    December 13, 2019
    b1210
    Clerk
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 159107

Filed Date: 12/13/2019

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 12/14/2019