Casa Bella Landscaping, LLC v. Lee

Plaintiff, Casa Bella Landscaping, LLC, appeals by leave granted 1 the trial court’s order appointing Steven E. Smith as receiver for defendant, Javier E. Lee. Because we conclude that the trial court failed to follow the mandates of MCR 2.622(B), we vacate the court’s order appointing Smith and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

In conjunction with a motion for default judgment against Lee, plaintiff filed a motion for the appointment of a receiver, nominating David Findling and submitting a filing stating Findling’s qualifications to serve as receiver. Defendant did…