On order of the Court, notice of the proposed changes and an opportunity for comment at a public hearing having been provided, and consideration having been given to the comments received, the following amendment of Rule 2.602 of the Michigan Court Rules is adopted, to be effective December 1, 1998.
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Except as provided in this rule and in MCR 2.603, all judgments and orders must be in writing, signed by the court and dated with the date they are signed. The date of signing an order or judgment is the date of entry. Each judgment must state, immediately preceding the judge's signature, whether it resolves the last pending claim and closes the case. Such a statement must also appear on any other order that disposes of the last pending claim and closes the case. The requirement also pertains to other orders that dispose of all pending claims and close a case, i.e., an order that does not decide the merits of a last pending claim but rather dismisses the claim for reasons such as lack of jurisdiction or a discovery violation.