Jenson v. Puste

Defendant, Paul Puste, appeals as of right the trial court’s order denying his motion for entry of a consent order to vacate a personal protection order (PPO) nunc pro tunc1 and to seal the court file pursuant to MCR 8.119(F). Resolution of this matter requires us to determine whether a trial court has the authority to seal a PPO pursuant to MCR 8.119(F). The trial court held that it did not, and we agree. We hold that under the plain language of MCR 8.119(F)(5), a court is prohibited from sealing court orders and court opinions. We affirm.

I. BASIC FACTS

The parties to this action were…