Section 600.2445 – Costs on Appeal to Circuit Court, Court of Appeals, or Supreme Court; Damages for Delay and Vexation.
600.2445 Costs on appeal to circuit court, court of appeals, or supreme court; damages for delay and vexation. Sec. 2445. (1) Costs on appeal to the circuit court, the court of appeals, or to the supreme court shall be awarded in the discretion of the court. (2) The appellant may be awarded the costs on […]
Section 600.2451 – Taxation of Costs in Supreme Court and Court of Appeals; Notice.
600.2451 Taxation of costs in supreme court and court of appeals; notice. Sec. 2451. Costs in the supreme court and in the court of appeals shall be taxed by 1 of the justices or judges or the clerk thereof, and by such other officers as the supreme court shall, by general or special order, designate […]
Section 600.2455 – Taxation of Costs in Circuit Court, District Court, and Municipal Courts of Record; Notice.
600.2455 Taxation of costs in circuit court, district court, and municipal courts of record; notice. Sec. 2455. Costs in the circuit court, in the district court, and in municipal courts of record having civil jurisdiction, may be taxed by any of the judges or clerks of the courts and upon notice and proceedings as shall […]
Section 600.2461 – Costs; Duties of Taxing Officer.
600.2461 Costs; duties of taxing officer. Sec. 2461. Every officer authorized to tax costs in any court for services rendered in any proceeding authorized by law, shall examine the bills presented to him for taxation, whether such taxation be opposed or not, and shall be satisfied that the items charged in such bill are correct […]
Section 600.2421b – Definitions.
600.2421b Definitions. Sec. 2421b. (1) “Costs and fees” means the normal costs incurred in being a party in a civil action after an action has been filed with the court, those provided by law or court rule, and include all of the following: (a) The reasonable and necessary expenses of expert witnesses as determined by […]
Section 600.2421c – Awarding Costs and Fees; Determining Frivolous Position of State; Motion; Matters to Be Established; Reduction or Denial of Award; Amount of Costs and Fees; Applicability of Section.
600.2421c Awarding costs and fees; determining frivolous position of state; motion; matters to be established; reduction or denial of award; amount of costs and fees; applicability of section. Sec. 2421c. (1) The court that conducts a civil action brought by or against the state as a party, except for a civil infraction action, shall award […]
Section 600.2421d – Judicial Review of Final Action in Contested Case; Award of Costs and Fees; Finding.
600.2421d Judicial review of final action in contested case; award of costs and fees; finding. Sec. 2421d. If the court awards costs and fees to a prevailing party upon judicial review of the final action of a presiding officer in a contested case pursuant to section 125 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts […]
Section 600.2421e – Annual Report; Payment of Costs and Fees; Applicability of MCL 600.2421a to 600.2421d.
600.2421e Annual report; payment of costs and fees; applicability of MCL 600.2421a to 600.2421d. Sec. 2421e. (1) The director of the department of management and budget shall report annually to the legislature regarding the amount of costs and fees paid by the state during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to sections 2421 to 2421d. The […]
Section 600.2421f – Recovery of Same Costs Under Law or Court Rule Prohibited.
600.2421f Recovery of same costs under law or court rule prohibited. Sec. 2421f. If a prevailing party recovers costs and fees under sections 2421a to 2421f in a civil action, that prevailing party is not entitled to recover those same costs for that civil action under any law or court rule. History: Add. 1984, Act […]
Section 600.2421g – Applicability of MCL 600.2421a to 600.2421f to Civil Actions.
600.2421g Applicability of MCL 600.2421a to 600.2421f to civil actions. Sec. 2421g. Sections 2421a to 2421f shall apply to civil actions commenced after September 30, 1984. History: Add. 1984, Act 197, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1984 ;– Am. 1988, Act 203, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1988