| Effective Date: | September 2011 |
State: |
Michigan |
| Court Type: | Appellate |
| Implementing Authority: | Unknown |
| Status: | Voluntary |
| Time Standards: | Court of Appeals: (filing to disposition) 95% within 18 months (Under the terms of the court's Delay Reduction Project the judges of the court adopted the goal of disposing of 95% of all cases within 18 months.) |
| Michigan Administrative Order 2010-08: Caseflow Management Guidelines | |
| Effective Date: | September 2011 |
State: |
Michigan |
| Court Type: | Trial |
| Case Type: | Civil |
| Implementing Authority: | Supreme Court Administrative Order 2010-08 |
| Status: | Voluntary |
| Time Standards: | Circuit: (filing to adjudication) 75% within 364 days 100% within 728 days District: General: (filing to adjudication) 90% within 273 days 100% within 455 days Summary, Non-Jury Trial: (filing to adjudication) 100% within 126 days Jury Trial: (filing to adjudication) 100% within 154 days Civil Infraction Proceedings: (filing to adjudication) 90% within 35 days 100% within 84 days |
| Effective Date: | September 2011 |
State: |
Michigan |
| Court Type: | Trial |
| Case Type: | Criminal |
| Implementing Authority: | Supreme Court Administrative Order 2010-08 |
| Status: | Voluntary |
| Time Standards: | Circuit: OR (with SCAO approval) 90% within 154 days 100% within 301 days 100% within 28 days |
| Effective Date: | September 2011 |
State: |
Michigan |
| Court Type: | Trial |
| Case Type: | Domestic |
| Implementing Authority: | Supreme Court Administrative Order 2010-08 |
| Status: | Voluntary |
| Time Standards: | Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings: |
| Effective Date: | September 2011 |
State: |
Michigan |
| Court Type: | Trial |
| Case Type: | Misc |
| Implementing Authority: | Supreme Court Administrative Order 2010-08 |
| Status: | Voluntary |
| Time Standards: | Circuit Court Appellate, Administrative Review, and Extradordinary Writ Proceedings Appeals from Courts of Limited Jurisdiction: (filing of claim of appeal to adjudicaiton) 100% within 182 days Appeals from Administrative Agencies: (filing of claim of appeal to adjudication) 100% within 182 days Extraordinary Writs: (filing to adjudication) 98% within 35 days 100% within 91 days |
| Effective Date: | September 2011 |
State: |
Michigan |
| Court Type: | Trial |
| Case Type: | Probate |
| Implementing Authority: | Supreme Court Administrative Order 2010-08 |
| Status: | Voluntary |
| Time Standards: | Contested Matters in Estate, Trust, Guardianship, and Conservatorship Proceedings: (filing of objection to adjudication) 75% within 182 days 100% within 364 days Mental Illness Proceedings; Judicial Admission Proceedings: (filing to adjudication) 90% within 14 days 100% within 28 days Civil Proceedings: (filing to adjudication) 75% within 364 days 100% within 728 days |
| Monitoring Information: | The Michigan Supreme Court's State Court Administrative Office (SCAO) assesses court performance relevant to time guidelines by collecting three timeliness reports compiled by the local trial courts. Local courts are required to file quarterly Delay in Matters Submitted to Judge Report, a quarterly Delay in Criminal Proceedings Report, and an annual Caseload and Case Age Report. These reports are submitted by the chief judge, or his or her designees, and received and reviewed by SCAO's Regional Offices, Statistical Research Team and Trial Court Services Division. Reports/summaries with time guidelines are reviewed regularly and are received by judges, local court administrators and SCAO. |
| Notes: | Michigan Supreme Court Administrative Order 2010-08, effective September 1, 2011, updated the previously enacted 2004 time guidelines for trial courts. The Supreme Court adopted new guidelines necessitated by various statutory and jurisdictional changes tha thad taken effect after the 1991 guidelines had been enacted. The Michigan Supreme Court is currently reviewing the time guidelines to determine if they are appropriate given certain mandatory statutory and court rule time requirements in the state. This review includes on-site assessments of caseflow management and case age data with 16 circuit courts, 16 probate courts, and 16 district courts. SCAO is also convening eight statewide time guideline workgroups to review statewide case age data, pertinent time requirements, and results from the on-site assessments. Various stakeholders, including judicial associations, the state bar, court administrator associations, and law enforcement will participate in these workgroups. Due to a current budget crisis, the Michigan Court of Appeals recently suspended its administrative process of expediting summary disposition appeals. |