Farleigh v. Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1251

Plaintiff appeals as of right a Calhoun Circuit Court order dismissing her complaint for her failure to comply with an order directing her to post a $15,000 surety bond as security for costs. We affirm.

Plaintiff filed suit alleging that defendant union excluded her from membership in retaliation for her filing a sexual harassment suit against a union leader. The case was mediated and evaluated at $10,000 in plaintiff’s favor, which plaintiff rejected and defendants accepted. Subsequently, the parties agreed- to a summary jury trial pursuant to Administrative Order No. 1988-2, 430 Mich xcv.1…