Michigan Court of Claims orders mediation in House v. Benson subpoena lawsuit

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Republican leaders of the Michigan House of Representatives were ordered to enter mediation and hash out their differences in an ongoing lawsuit related to the chamber’s subpoena requests against the Department of State.

The development continues the legal battle between Benson and the House Oversight Committee, which in April requested election training materials from Benson and her office, which later resulted in a subpoena, a contempt vote and the present lawsuit in House of Representatives v. Benson.

In an order issued Thursday by Court of Claims Judge Sima Patel, the court ruled that both parties were to meet at a later date at the Michigan Hall of Justice for mediation proceedings. The meeting will commence before Court of Claims Judge James Redford, and both Benson and House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) were ordered to be present.

If Redford allows either Benson or Hall to be absent from the meeting, they would have to designate a person authorized to negotiate a full and final settlement.





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