In Re Lafayette Towers

Plaintiff Lafayette Towers appeals as of right an order of superintending control barring attorneys, acting for their clients, from signing petitions for removal of cases from the Small Claims Division of the 36th District Court. We reverse.

This case arose from a landlord-tenant dispute between defendant Kenneth Bean and plaintiff. Bean filed a claim in the Small Claims Division of the 36th District Court seeking the return of his security deposit from plaintiff. In response, plaintiff filed a "Demand and Order for Removal,” using a form approved by the State Court Administrative Office…