Michigan Supreme Court

Lansing, Michigan

Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

Michael F. Cavanagh

Stephen J. Markman

Mary Beth Kelly

Brian K. Zahra

Bridget M. McCormack

David F. Viviano, Justices

Order 

May 21, 2014

145924-6 & (54)

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,
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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
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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 SC: 145924

COA: 303702 

Ct of Claims: 10-000091-MM

STATE OF MICHIGAN,

Defendant-Appellant. 

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TIMOTHY L. JOHNSON, JANET HESLET,

RICKY A. MACK, and DENISE ZIEJA,

Plaintiffs-Appellees,

v SC: 145925

COA: 303704 

Ct of Claims: 10-000047-MM

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.

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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.

 May 21, 2014

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Clerk

DEBORAH MCMILLAN, THOMAS

BRENNER, THERESA DUDLEY,

KATHERINE DANIELS, and COREY CRAMB,

Plaintiffs-Appellees,

Cross-Appellants,

v SC: 145926

COA: 303706

Ct of Claims: 10-000045-MM

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.

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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 crossappellants 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.