RITA WALSH V MARC SAKWA MD

Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
Megan K. Cavanagh,
Chief Justice
Brian K. Zahra
Richard H. Bernstein
Elizabeth M. Welch
Kyra H. Bolden
Kimberly A. Thomas
Noah P. Hood,
Justices
Order
May 15, 2026
SC: 168924 (70)
COA: 356517
Oakland CC: 2016-155529-NH
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RITA WALSH and GARY WALSH,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v
MARC SAKWA, M.D., and WILLIAM
BEAUMONT HOSPITAL,
Defendants-Appellees,
and
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN
CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEONS PLLC,
Defendant.
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On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of the Michigan Association for Justice to
extend the time for filing its brief amicus curiae is GRANTED. The amicus brief submitted
on May 8, 2026, is accepted for filing. On further order of the Chief Justice, the response
of defendants-appellees to the amicus brief submitted May 13, 2026, is also accepted for
filing.
I, Elizabeth Kingston-Miller, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
Clerk
May 15, 2026

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