Adair v. Michigan

ON THIRD REMAND

Before: SAAD, EJ., and TALBOT and FORT HOOD, JJ. TALBOT, J.

This original action returns on remand from our Supreme Court for a determination of costs to be awarded to plaintiffs under § 32 of the Headlee Amendment, Const 1963, art 9, § 32.1 We referred this matter to a special master, with the consent of the parties, to review the reasonableness of plaintiffs’ claim for costs, including attorney fees, and to conduct fact-finding. We have reviewed the report of the special master, the objections of the parties to that report, and the meager evidentiary record. We decline to…