Opinion
Docket Nos. 145924 145925 145926. COA Nos: 303702 303704 303706.
2014-05-21
AFT MICHIGAN, Henry Ford Community College Adjunct Faculty Organization, AFL–CIO, AFT, Alpena Montmorency Alcona ISD Paraprofessionals, Alpena Montmorency Alcona ISD Teachers, Arenac Eastern Federation, Bay Arenac Skills Center Federation, Brown City Employees Organization, Brown City Federation of Teachers, Cheboygan Otsego Presque Isle Support Personnel, Cheboygan Otsego Presque Isle Intermediate Paraprofessionals, Chesaning Union Auxiliary Service Employees, Clare Gladwin ISD Federation, Crawford Ausable Bus Drivers Federation, Crawford Ausable Custodians Secretarial Federation, Crawford Ausable Federation of Teachers, Crawford Ausable Support Staff Federation, Crestwood Federation of Teachers, CTR Federation, Dearborn Federation of School Employees, Dearborn Federation of Teachers, Detroit Association of Educational Office Employees, Detroit Federation of Paraprofessionals, Detroit Federation of Teachers, East Detroit Federation of Teachers, Ecorse Federation of Teachers, Fairview Federation of Teachers, Federation of Teachers, Glen Lake Federation of Teachers, Hale Federation of Teachers, Hamtramck Federation of Teachers, Hemlock Federation of Teachers, Henry Ford Community College Adjunct Faculty Organization, Henry Ford Community College Federation of Teachers, Highland Park Federation of Paraprofessionals, Highland Park Federation of Teachers, Huron Valley Continuing Education, Imlay City Federation of Teachers, Inkster Federation of Teachers, IOSCO ISD Federation of Teachers, IOSCO ISD Intermediate Federation of Auxiliary Employees, Kingsley Federation of Teachers, Kirtland Community College Federation of Teachers, Lamphere Federation of Paraprofessionals, Lamphere Federation of Teachers, Lansing Community College Administrative Association, Les Cheneaux Federation of Support Staff, Les Cheneaux Federation of Teachers, Lake City Support Staff Federation, Lake City Teachers and Paraprofessionals Federation, Lake Shore Federation of Educational Secretaries, Lake Shore Federation of Teachers, Lake Shore Federation Support Staff, Macomb Intermediate Federation of Paraprofessionals, Macomb Intermediate Federation of Teachers, Melvindale NAP Federation of Teachers, Melvindale NAP Paraprofessionals, Midland Federation of Paraprofessionals, Midland ISD Federation of Paraprofessionals, Midland ISD Federation of Teachers, Northville Federation of Paraprofessionals, Onaway Federation of School Related Personnel, Onaway Federation of Teachers, Plymouth Canton Community School Secretarial Unit, Plymouth Canton Federation of Plant Engineers, Romulus Federation of Paraprofessionals, Roseville Federation of Teachers, Rudyard Federation of Aides, Rudyard Federation of Teachers, Saginaw ISD Federation of Teachers, Tawas Area Federation of Teachers, Taylor Federation of Teachers, Utica Federation of Teachers, Van Dyke Educational Assistants Federation, Van Dyke Professional Personnel, Warren Woods Federation of Paraprofessionals, Washtenaw Intermediate School Employees Federation, Waterford Association of Support Personnel, Wayne County Community College Federation of Teachers, Wayne County Community College Professional and Admin Association, Wayne County Resa Salaried Staff, Wexford Missaukee ISD Federation of Teachers, Whitefish Township Federation of Teachers, Cheboygan Otsego Presque Isle ISD Teachers, and Hemlock Auxiliary Service Employees, Plaintiffs–Appellees, v. STATE of Michigan, Defendant–Appellant. Timothy L. Johnson, Janet Heslet, Ricky A. Mack, and Denise Zieja, Plaintiffs–Appellees, v. Public School Employees' Retirement System, Public School Employees' Retirement System Board, Trust for Public Employee Retirement Health Care, and Department of Technology, Management and Budget, Defendants–Appellants, and Director of Department of Technology, Management and Budget, Director of Retirement Services Office, and State Treasurer, Defendants. Deborah McMillan, Thomas Brenner, Theresa Dudley, Katherine Daniels, and Corey Cramb, Plaintiffs–Appellees, Cross–Appellants, v. Public School Employees' Retirement System, Public School Employees' Retirement System Board, Trust for Public Employee Retirement Health Care, and Department of Technology, Management and Budget, Defendants–Appellants, Cross–Appellees, and Director of Department of Technology, Management and Budget, Director of Retirement Services Office, and State Treasurer, Defendants.
Order
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the August 16, 2012 judgment of the Court of Appeals and the application for leave to appeal as cross-appellants are considered and, it appearing to this Court that the case of AFT Michigan et al v. State of Michigan (Docket No. 148748) is pending on appeal before this Court and that the decision in that case may resolve an issue raised in the present applications for leave to appeal, we ORDER that the applications be held in ABEYANCE pending the decision in that case.