Costantino v. City of Detroit (Michigan Court of Appeals)

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Costantino v. City of Detroit (2020)
by Michael J. Riordan
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Court of Appeals, State of Michigan

Order

Cheryl A Costantino v City of Detroit

Docket No. 355443

Docket No.LC No. 20-014780-AW


Michael J. Riordan
Presiding Judge

Cynthia Diane Stephens

Anica Letica
Judges

The motion for immediate consideration is granted.

The motion for peremptory reversal pursuant to MCR 7.211(C)(4) is denied for failure to persuade the Court of the existence of manifest error requiring reversal and warranting peremptory relief without argument or formal submission.

The application for leave to appeal is denied.

Presiding Judge

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