Forward Motion
Miller v. MDHHS makes some progress.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, I received some good news from the attorney representing me in Miller v. MDHHS, my stalled Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
After almost a year of silence, the new judge overseeing the case, Hon. Christopher P. Yates, issued an order granting an evidentiary hearing to consider our request for reasonable attorney fees and costs, and permitting oral arguments for our request for reconsideration of the original judge’s opinion.
I’m so relieved the case is finally moving forward. As I’ve written before, this lawsuit could have a positive impact on transparency in Michigan — hopefully making the work of local journalists and fact-checkers a little more efficient by deterring future misapplications of FOIA exemptions, and potentially limiting the State’s ability to conceal policy discussions with non-public bodies, like private corporations, in public records.
Although a date hasn’t been set yet (that I’m aware of), I’ll keep everyone posted once I know more. In the meantime, you can read the Order on Request for Reconsideration, Attorney Fees and Costs here.
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Congratulations! Glad to hear there's finally some movement on this case.