Opinion
SC: 156057 COA: 330536 SC: 156058 COA: 330537
01-12-2018
Denishio JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Curt VANDERKOOI, Elliot Bargas, and City of Grand Rapids, Defendants-Appellees. Keyon Harrison, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Curt Vanderkooi and City of Grand Rapids, Defendants-Appellees.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the May 23, 2017 judgments of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1). The appellants shall file a supplemental brief within 35 days of the date of this order addressing whether any alleged violation of the plaintiffs' constitutional rights were the result of a policy or custom instituted or executed by the defendant City of Grand Rapids. See Monell v Dep't of Social Services , 436 U.S. 658, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 56 L.Ed.2d 611 (1978). In addition to the brief, the appellants shall electronically file an appendix conforming to MCR 7.312(D)(2). In the brief, citations to the record must provide the appendix page numbers as required by MCR 7.312(B)(1). The appellees shall file a supplemental brief within 21 days of being served with the appellants' brief. The appellees shall also electronically file an appendix, or in the alternative, stipulate to the use of the appendix filed by the appellants. A reply, if any, must be filed by the appellants within 14 days of being served with the appellees' brief. The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.
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 must be filed within 14 days after the appellees' supplemental brief is filed with the Court.