Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mich. v. Insurance Bureau

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

If it is permissible to begin with parentheses I do so by suggesting that the casual reader skip the first 14 paragraphs as the information contained therein is informative only to the tribunals saddled with these tasks and the parties.

These procedurally complex appeals arise from two unrelated proceedings involving documents submitted by plaintiff Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan (Blue Cross) to defendant Commissioner of Insurance, which were sought for public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq.; MSA 4.1801 et seq. The…