Elder Justice Prosecutor Samples
Requests Court grant order to safeguard proceeds from sale of elderly plaintiff's home, its contents and other assets against concealment, transfer or expenditure (2009)
Alleges: improvident transfer of title; abuse of a confidential relationship; actual fraud; fraudulent misrepresentation; common law deceit; constructive fraud; unjust enrichment (2009)
Elderly plaintiff prepared to reach mediated/arbitrated solution or submit to Court's judgment (2008)
Requests Court deny motion because: fiduciary and contract breaches not barred by statute of limitations; parties had confidential relationship; discovery rule appropriate; defendants breached development and consulting agreements (2007)
Requests Court find elderly plaintiff entitled to attachment because, if given notice, defendants will: encumber property; expedite property's sale; cut property's timber or lease the land (2006)
Requests Court grant $213,708.97 attachment and trustee process against defendants' property (2006)
Argues Court must affirm award to petitioner including attorney's fees because: trustee erroneously omitted children in the Will; probate court erred in distribution and amount taken by trustee; partial attorney and trustee fee awards were incorrect
Requests Court grant motion because: reasons for termination never published; attorney privileged to publish defamatory statements (2004)
Alleges: breach of fiduciary duty; negligence; negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress; unfair trade practices (2001)
Argues Court must uphold orders because: plaintiffs were permitted to present claim against estate; there was no evidence court abused its discretion; evidence supported wage award
Argues Court should affirm ombudsman's right to long term care facility residents' medical records because: health care facility factual information is not privileged; in-patient resident observations are medical records; public policy protects vulnerable adults from exploitation and abuse (2014)
Argues Court must deny appeal because: trial court did not abuse discretion; liability for negligence was established; defendant lacked standing to appeal; claim of peer review or privilege was waived
Argues Court must affirm trial court findings because health care facitity patients, residents or their representatives have a right to medical records and information about their care
Argues Court must affirm grant of summary disposition because: plaintiff failed to establish prima facie case; plaintiff failed to demonstrate link between protected activity and alleged adverse action
Requests Court vacate current judgment, vacate costs, grant leave and remand or, in the alternative, grant fair and just relief because: applicable law's validity is questionable; principles of jurisprudence are involved
Agrues Court must affirm opinion because: holding achieves parity between taxpayers and Michigan Department of Treasury; tolling rulings are correct
Argues Court must deny appeal because: trial court determined specialty applicable to transesophogeal echocardiogram order was echocardiology; trial court granted motion for summary judgment with prejudice
Argues Court should affirm decision because court of appeals decided presumption of undue influence established (2012)
Argues Court must bar plaintiff's experts from testifying because: untested hypotheses are not admissible evidence; causation testimony must be based on accepted methods and principles
Requests Court restore trial court's opinion and order because: no genuine issue of material fact exists; plaintiff-appellant/cross-appellee is entitled to summary disposition
1. Plaintiff's Claims; 2. Defendant's Defenses and Claims; 3. Facts or Other Matters Stipulated; 4. Issues of Fact to be Litigated; 5. Issues of Law to be Litigated; 6. Evidence Problems Likely to Arise; 7. Witnesses, A. Plaintiff's Witnesses, 1. Live Lay Witnesses, 2. Lay Depositions, 3. Live Expert Witnesses, 4. Expert Depositions, 5. Rebuttal Witnesses, 6. Plaintiff's Exhibits, B. Defendant's Witnesses, 1. Live Lay Witnesses, 2. Lay Depositions, 3. Live Expert Witnesses, 4. Expert Depositions, 5. Rebuttal Witnesses, 6. Defendant's Exhibits; 8. Itemized List of Special Damages; 9. Estimated Length of Trial, A. Time for Plaintiff's Proofs, B. Time for Defendant's Proofs, C. Jury Trial Stipulation; 10. Statement That Counsel Have Met
Argues Court must reverse decision and remand because: plaintiff proved causal connection between protected activity and adverse action; issues of fact existed; trial court incongruously determined inapplicable statute barred public policy claims
Argues Court must affirm court of appeals decision because preponderence of evidence rebuts presumption of undue influence
Argues Court must reverse court of appeals decision and reinstate trial court decision because court of appeals inappropriately applies preponderance of evidence standard that recharacterizes trial court determination and achieves an erroneous result
Argues Court must reverse trial court decision because: plaintiff lacked requisite ability to understand financial transactions; defendants knew plaintiff was mentally disabled; defendants breached fiduciary relationships between attorneys and clients