Herald Co. v. City of Bay City

Plaintiff appeals as of right the trial court’s order granting defendants’ motion for summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(8) for failure to state a claim under the Open Meetings Act (oma), MCL 15.261 et seq.; MSA 4.1800(11) et seq., and the trial court’s finding that defendants did not violate the Freedom of Information Act (foia), MCL 15.231 et seq.; MSA 4.1801(1) et seq. With respect to the FOIA claim, plaintiff specifically appeals the denial of plaintiff’s motion for summary disposition under MCR 2.116(C)(9). We reverse.

This matter requires this Court to resolve two separate…