IN RE MINTER/JENKINS-MINTER MINORS

Court of Appeals, State of Michigan ORDER IN RE MINTER/JENKINS-MINTER MINORS Docket No. 377014 LC No. 2020-001121-NA Sima G. Patel Presiding Judge Michael F. Gadola Matthew S. Ackerman Judges On the Court’s own motion, we REMAND this matter to the trial court for appellant to move to clarify the record with regard to whether appellant intended to pursue an appeal as to all four children discussed in his brief on appeal and, relatedly, why a claim of appeal was not filed from the order of termination in Case No. 21-001719-NA. The proceedings on remand are limited to this issue. We retain jurisdiction. Appellant shall initiate the proceedings on remand within 14 days of the date of this order. Appellant shall file with this Court a copy of any motion and supporting brief filed in the trial court, and appellant shall file a copy of any order entered within 14 days after entry. The trial court shall hear and decide the matter within 35 days of the date of this order and shall make an appropriate determination on the record. The trial court shall order a transcript of any hearing on remand to be prepared at public expense and filed within 21 days after completion of the proceedings. If the trial court concludes that appellant intended, at the time he signed the request for counsel as to the other three children, to also pursue an appeal as to the fourth child, the trial court shall appoint appellate counsel for appellant and shall otherwise ensure that a claim of appeal is filed on behalf of appellant in Case No. 21-001719-NA. The Court of Appeals will accept the claim as timely filed. Current appellate counsel Hugh R. Marshall (P 48269) may represent appellant in both appeals if the trial court determines that such representation is appropriate. _______________________________ Presiding Judge October 12, 2026

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