Leelanau County Sheriff v. Kiessel

Defendant James Kiessel appeals by right a circuit court order granting plaintiffs the Leelanau County Sheriff and Leelanau County a writ of superintending control vacating an order of the Leelanau County Prosecuting Attorney (PA), who was serving as a hearing officer under the veterans preference act (VPA), MCL 35.401 et seq. The PA’s order had directed the sheriff to reinstate Kiessel, with back pay, as a deputy. The circuit court held that the PA lacked jurisdiction under the VPA to review the sheriffs discharge of Kiessel, an honorably discharged veteran, because under MCL 51.70, deputies…