Calvert v. Lapeer Circuit Judges

The principal issue presented in this complaint for superintending control is whether the circuit court exceeded its authority by removing plaintiff from the circuit court’s list of approved bail bondsmen. A subissue raised is whether the plaintiff’s procedural due process rights were violated by the manner in which he was removed. I would hold that the authority to remove bail bondsmen from the court’s approved list is an inherent power of the judiciary which may not be abridged or restricted by the Legislature. In this case, however, I would remand for a hearing on the merits of the…