Lopez-Flores v. Hamburg Township

Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order denying his motion to set aside previous orders which assessed costs and attorney fees against plaintiff and in favor of defendants Ham burg Township Police Department and McPherson Community Health Center. We reverse.

The facts are undisputed. Plaintiffs son drowned in a boating accident on August 1, 1982. On July 30, 1984, plaintiff, in propria persona, filed in Wayne Circuit Court an action against the police department, the health center, and others alleging wrongful death and malpractice. The action was dismissed without prejudice in 1985.

On…