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PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Michigan Supreme Court2018-05-01No. SC: 156140; COA: 337328
910 N.W.2d 254501 Mich. 1057

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the June 19, 2017 order of the Court of Appeals and the motion to remand are considered. Pursuant to MCR 7.305(H)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we VACATE the June 19, 2017 order of the Court of Appeals, and the September 16, 2016 order of the Wayne Circuit Court denying the defendants motion for an evidentiary hearing. We REMAND this case to the Wayne Circuit Court for further proceedings. The defendant filed three post-judgment motions in the circuit court: a motion to appoint counsel, a motion for an evidentiary hearing, and a motion for relief from judgment. While these motions are not listed in the register of actions, they are stamped received July 26, 2016, and are contained in the lower court file. The circuit courts September 16, 2016 order denied the motion for an evidentiary hearing, but there is no order in the circuit court record addressing the other motions. On remand, the circuit court shall rule on the defendants other pending motions, and shall reconsider the motion for an evidentiary hearing in light of the arguments made in the defendants related motion for relief from judgment.

We do not retain jurisdiction.