Walters v. Department of Treasury

Plaintiff, Catherine M. Walters, brings this appeal as of right from a circuit court order granting accelerated judgment to defendant Michigan Department of Treasury (the department) as to Count I of her complaint. Her subsequent motion for reconsideration was denied. On appeal, we are asked to decide whether the circuit court erred in granting the department’s motion for accelerated judgment on plaintiff’s complaint that it discriminated against her on the basis of sex. We think the circuit court did err and we reverse its grant of accelerated judgment.

A

Plaintiff is a classified employee who…