Michigan Supreme Court

Lansing, Michigan

Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice

David F. Viviano,

Chief Justice Pro Tem

Stephen J. Markman

Brian K. Zahra

Richard H. Bernstein

Elizabeth T. Clement

Megan K. Cavanagh,

Justices

Order 

October 27, 2020

159239-40

HAZIM GULLA, IKHALAS GULLA, HEATHER

GULLA, HOLLY GULLA, HEIDI GULLA, 

DARRELL DAVIS, BARBARA DAVIS, ELISA

KLINE, MASON KLINE, ELIZABETH 

EBERHARDT, JIMMY JAMES, LAROSA E.

PATRICK, HELEN CHAPMAN, DAMARIUS

CHAPMAN, SADE CHAPMAN, DIONTE

CHAPMAN, TAJUANA CHAPMAN, 

TASHIANA CHAPMAN, KYEIRA HOWELL,

LASHONDA JONES, DOROTHY CHAPMAN,

Individually and as Conservator of the ESTATE OF

LULA PEARL ATKINS-NELSON, SHAMIYA

CHAPMAN, DUQUAN CHAPMAN, HARRY

CHAPMAN, MICHAEL LYMON, DEBORAH

CHAPMAN-MARSHALL, FREDERICK

MARSHALL, ESSIE CHAPMAN, INEZ MARIE

WALKER, RONNIE L. WALKER, SHAWANA

M. WALKER, STEVEN W. REDMOND, 

JEROME CHAPMAN, JEANETTE CHAPMAN,

MAURICE CHAPMAN, MAY J. CHAPMAN,

JOHN W. CHAPMAN, BOBBIE RODGERS,

HENRY C. BIGGS, RENITA M. COLEMAN,

MELEISA A. BETTS, ANGELA PRICE,

D’ANNA N. PRICE, AA’NIYAH EVANS, 

ARTAYAH PRICE, BOBBY DEAN GRACE,

TERRY GRAVELLE, MARILYN DONEY- GRAVELLE, ANGELINA DONEY, ANNE M.

HICKS, JOSHUA HICKS, LAQUANTUS

CARDWELL, RAVEN NEAL, ROMERO 

CARDWELL, SIRQRON CARDWELL, 

KATHLEEN CLIFTON, CARLTON BUTLER, 

DANIEL CLIFTON, DEBBIE MITCHELL- BUTLER, MAGNOLIA YOUNGER,

RYAN YOUNGER, GOWON YOUNGER, 

TIESHA TAYLOR, DAMARRION E. TAYLOR, 

MARIAH A. TAYLOR, KANIYA TAYLOR,

and PAULA BROWN,

Plaintiffs-Appellees,

v SC: 159239

COA: 340017

Court of Claims: 16-000298-MZ

STATE OF MICHIGAN, GOVERNOR,

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL

QUALITY, and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

AND HUMAN SERVICES,

Defendants-Appellees,

and
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EDWARD KURTZ, DARNELL EARLEY,

and JERRY AMBROSE,

Defendants-Appellants,

and

DAN WYANT,

Defendant. 

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LAWRENCE WASHINGTON, JR., Individually

and as Next Friend of TAYLOR WASHINGTON,

Minor, MORGAN WASHINGTON, Minor,

CHLOE WASHINGTON, Minor, MADISON

WASHINGTON, Minor, and LAWRENCE 

WASHINGTON, Minor, AARON SWINGER,

ANGELA WAY, and CONNIE McNEAL,

Plaintiffs-Appellees,

v SC: 159240

COA: 340275

Court of Claims: 16-000300-MM

GOVERNOR, STATE OF MICHIGAN, 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL

QUALITY, and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

AND HUMAN SERVICES,

Defendants-Appellees,

and

DARNELL EARLEY, GERALD AMBROSE,

and MIKE BROWN,

Defendants-Appellants,

and 

ED KURTZ,

Defendant.

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I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the

foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.

 October 27, 2020 

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Clerk

By order of July 2, 2019, the application for leave to appeal the January 24, 2019 

judgment of the Court of Appeals was held in abeyance for Mays v Governor (Docket 

Nos. 157335-7, 157340-2). On order of the Court, the cases having been decided on July 

29, 2020, ___ Mich ___ (2020), the application is again considered, and it is DENIED, 

because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this 

Court. 

CLEMENT, J., not participating due to her prior involvement as chief legal counsel 

for the Governor.