Okrie v. State

Plaintiff, Thomas R. Okrie, commenced this original action to challenge the constitutionality of Public Act 164 of 2013 (PA 164).1 Plaintiff objects to the transfer of the Court of Claims from the Ingham Circuit Court (the circuit court for the 30th judicial circuit), where it has been housed since 1978, to this Court, in which appeals from the Court of Claims are also heard. Plaintiff challenges the legislation on various constitu*447tional grounds. Defendants contend that PA 164 is constitutional and that the transfer was within the Legislature’s authority. Although Michigan is not alone in…