Costantino v. City of Detroit (Michigan Court of Appeals)
Court of Appeals, State of Michigan
Order
Cheryl A Costantino v City of Detroit
Docket No. 355443
Docket No.LC No. 20-014780-AW
Michael J. Riordan
Presiding Judge
Cynthia Diane Stephens
Anica Letica
Judges
The motion for immediate consideration is granted.
The motion for peremptory reversal pursuant to MCR 7.211(C)(4) is denied for failure to persuade the Court of the existence of manifest error requiring reversal and warranting peremptory relief without argument or formal submission.
The application for leave to appeal is denied.
Presiding Judge
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