BRIAN ZEZULA V NINA BROWN

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
June 3, 2026
SC: 168483 (106)
COA: 368261
Oakland CC: 2022-197937-NZ
__________________________
BRIAN ZEZULA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v
NINA BROWN and DTE ENERGY COMPANY,
Defendants,
and
KALTZ EXCAVATING CO., INC.,
Defendant-Appellee,
and
INDEPENDENT TOWNSHIP OF OAKLAND
COUNTY, Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Chief Justice, the joint motion of the Michigan Townships
Association and Michigan Municipal League to answer to the motion to dismiss filed by
defendant DTE Energy Company is GRANTED. The answer submitted June 1, 2026, is
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
June 3, 2026

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