Legal Opinion
Brown v. Townsend
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided August 19, 1998No. Docket 194150PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Young, Jr., J.
Appellant Rosena Brown, as personal representative of the estate of Ryan Terrell Brown, deceased, appeals by leave granted from the circuit court’s denial of leave to appeal from the decision of the probate court assessing sanctions in the amount of $1,584.12 against the estate’s attorney pursuant to MCR 2.114. The probate court ruled that the estate’s attorney violated the court rules by obtaining discovery before a “civil action” was commenced in accor dance with MCR 5.101(C). We disagree and reverse the probate court’s order.
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