Court Opinion

ID: 9687259
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 16:20:33.698937+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:18:25.191787
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Danhof, P. J.
(dissenting). I must dissent from the opinions of the majority because this matter is no longer a viable judicial matter. The defendant was, at the time of the entry of the disputed order, the Associate Municipal Judge of the City of East Lansing. The order of superintending control was requested by the people at a time when the defendant still held his judicial position.
On January 1, 1971, the Municipal Court for the City of East Lansing ceased to exist, and the defendant resigned his position. The Municipal Court for the City of East Lansing became the second division of the 54th District Court and the Honorable Maurice E. Schoenberger became the district judge. In my opinion the appeal should be dismissed without prejudice to either the people or the defendant to renew their motions before the successor judge. Assuming that the examinations would be continued in the district court, it is my opinion that Judge Schoenberger is not bound by the decisions of the defendant, nor by the opinions of this Court in this case.
My decision herein should not be mistaken as an endorsement of the obiter dictum expounded by the majority. If and when the proper case comes before this writer, I shall set forth my views on the powers and duties of the district court regarding preliminary examinations.