ESTATE OF KENNETH PIONK III V VHS HARPER-HUTZEL HO

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
July 8, 2026
SC: 168977 (60)
COA: 369500
Wayne CC: 22-003156-NH
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NORMA DEMOTT, as Personal Representative of
the ESTATE OF KENNETH PIONK, III,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v
VHS HARPER-HUTZEL HOSPITAL, INC.,
doing business as HARPER-HUTZEL HOSPITAL,
doing business as DMC HUTZEL WOMEN’S
HOSPITAL, VHS PHYSICIANS OF MICHIGAN,
UNIVERSITY PEDIATRICIANS, MAYURA
MADANI, M.D., PLLC, DONALD OKOYE,
MAYURA S. MADANI, MONIKA BAJAJ,
JORGE L. LUA, and GRACE LIN,
Defendants-Appellants.
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On order of the Chief Justice, the second motion of plaintiff-appellee to extend the
time for filing its brief on appeal is GRANTED. The brief will be accepted as timely filed
if submitted on or before July 14, 2026.
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
July 8, 2026

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