Oakland County Prosecutor v. Department of Corrections

In this case involving the Freedom of Information Act (foia), MCL 15.231 et seq.; MSA 4.1801(1) et seq., plaintiff appeals from the circuit court’s grant of summary disposition in favor of defendant. We reverse and remand with directions.

The Michigan Parole Board granted parole to Jerome Allen, Mickey Hicks, and Todd Sparks; all three had been committed to defendant’s custody following convictions in the Oakland Circuit Court. Therefore, the Oakland County Prosecutor had standing, if otherwise convinced that such paroles were ill-advised, to appeal the parole decisions to the Oakland Circuit…