Durant v. STATE, DEPT. OF EDUC.

This case, commonly referred to as “Durant II,” returns to our Court 1 pursuant to a Supreme Court order of remand. Durant v Michigan, 459 Mich 874 (1998). Previously, this Court dismissed plaintiffs’ complaint, without prejudice, “for failure of plaintiffs to pursue the case in conformity with the [court] rules.” In particular, our Court ruled that plaintiffs’ complaint was too conclusory and nonspecific for our Court to grant plaintiffs relief. 2

A unanimous Supreme Court peremptorily reversed and remanded to this Court

to resolve expeditiously the issue on which plaintiffs seek declaratory…