Parise v. Detroit Ent., L.L.C.

491 Mich. 872

809 N.W.2d 564

Italo PARISE, Plaintiff–Appellant,

v.DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT, L.L.C., Defendant–Appellee.

Docket No. 144072.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

March 21, 2012.

Order

On order of the Court, the motion for full-Court review of the motion to disqualify Chief Justice YOUNG and Justice MARY BETH KELLY is considered, and it is GRANTED. Upon full-Court consideration of the plaintiff's motion, we DENY the motion for the reason that no justice is persuaded that there is any ground for the disqualification of Chief Justice YOUNG or Justice MARY BETH KELLY.

YOUNG, C.J.

I deny plaintiff's renewed motion seeking my disqualification. I deny plaintiff's additional claim regarding the alleged donations made to Candice Miller for Congress, followed by Candice Miller for Congress' alleged donations to the Michigan Republican Party, followed by the alleged donation by the Michigan Republican Party to my Supreme Court campaign in 2010. Even if true, this new allegation is one degree of separation further than the subject matter of the previous motion for disqualification. Accordingly, it too is insufficient to give rise to an appearance of impropriety. Moreover, plaintiff's allegations regarding professional and consulting relationships, even if true, are too attenuated to give rise to an appearance of impropriety. Plaintiff still does not claim that I am actually biased for or against either party in this matter. Because I am not biased for or against either party in this matter, I deny plaintiff's motion seeking my disqualification.

I do not...