Michigan procedural guides

Plain-English guides to the Michigan Court Rules, Chapter 2, each one tied to the rules it relies on. Every rule named in a guide has its own page with the official text.

• Responding to a Michigan complaint: 21 days, or 28 if you were served outside the stateMichigan gives 21 days to answer a complaint served in-state, 28 days if service was made outside Michigan or by registered mail — and the clerk enters default without a hearing.
• Michigan discovery deadlines: 28 days, 42 if you are the defendantMichigan gives 28 days to answer interrogatories, respond to document requests, and answer requests for admission — with 42 days for a defendant counted from service of the summons and complaint.
• Michigan summary disposition: ten grounds, three timing rules, and one that waives itselfMichigan doesn't have summary judgment — it has summary disposition under MCR 2.116, with ten separate grounds, and three of them are waived unless raised in your first motion or responsive pleading.
• Michigan interrogatories: twenty each, subparts counted, and 28 days to answerMCR 2.309 limits each separately represented party to twenty interrogatories per party, counts discrete subparts separately, and requires answers within 28 days — 42 for a defendant.
• Michigan reconsideration: 21 days, palpable error, and nobody respondsMCR 2.119(F) gives 21 days to move for reconsideration of a decision on a motion — the standard is palpable error, no response is filed, and there is no oral argument.
• Objecting to a Michigan garnishment: 14 days, form MC 49, and five groundsMichigan gives 14 days from service of a writ of garnishment to file objections on form MC 49 — and an installment payment order signed by a judge is one of the recognized grounds.
• Relief from a Michigan judgment: six grounds, and a separate year for a defendant who never knewMCR 2.612(C) caps mistake, newly discovered evidence and fraud at one year — and MCR 2.612(B) gives a defendant who never knew of the case a full year to appear after final judgment.
• The Michigan motion to compel: a separate route for non-party subpoenasMCR 2.313(A)(2)(c) gives non-party subpoenas their own motion, requiring a copy of the subpoena, proof of service, and service on the non-party under MCR 2.105.

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