DR JUSTINE BUNKA V BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL

STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
DR. JUSTINE BUNKA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL,
DR. PAUL FU, DR. WILLIAM
WORKMAN, DR. HUSSEIN AKL, and
HOLLY ADAMS, Individually and
Personally,
Defendants-Appellants
and
SUSAN SHAHWAN aka MONA SHAW,
Defendant-Appellant.
CoA No.: 380491
LC No.: 25-0373-CZ
Kalamazoo County Circuit Court
Katherine Smith Kennedy (P54881)
PINSKY SMITH, P.C.
Attorneys for Plaintiff-Appellee
146 Monroe Center Street NW, Ste. 418
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 451-8496
kskennedy@pinskysmith.com
D. Andrew Portinga (P55804)
Stephen J. van Stempvoort (P79828)
MILLER JOHNSON
Attorneys for Defendants-Appellants Bronson
Methodist Hospital, Dr. Fu, Dr. Workman,
Dr. Akl, and Holly Adams
45 Ottawa Avenue SW, Suite 1100
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 831-1700
portingaa@millerjohnson.com
vanstempvoorts@millerjohnson.com
Jennifer Wu (P79834)
LEWIS REED & ALLEN, P.C.
Attorneys for Defendant-Appellant Shahwan
136 East Michigan Avenue, Suite 800
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
(269) 388-7600
JWu@lewisreedallen.com
Notice of Withdrawal of Motions for Stay of Trial Court
Proceedings and to Waive the Requirements of MCR 7.209(A)
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On May 5, 2026, the appellants filed (1) a motion under MCR 7.209(D) asking
this Court to stay the proceedings in the trial court pending resolution of their
application for leave to appeal and (2) a motion to waive the requirements of MCR
7.209(A)(2) and (3) in connection with their motion to stay. Because the trial court
was unavailable to hear a motion to stay before the appellants’ answer was due in
the trial court, the appellants filed their motion to stay in this Court at the same
time that it filed its motion in the trial court.
On June 12, 2026, the trial court entered an order granting the appellants’
motion to stay pending resolution of this appeal. (Exhibit 1). The motion to stay
and the motion to waive the requirements of MCR 7.209(A) that the appellants filed
in this Court are therefore moot.
The appellants hereby withdraw both (1) their May 5, 2026 motion to stay
and (2) their May 5, 2026 motion to waive the requirements of MCR 7.209(A)(2) and
(3) as moot. The application for leave was fully briefed on May 26, 2026 and remains
pending.
MILLER JOHNSON
Attorneys for Defendants-Appellants Bronson
Methodist Hospital, Dr. Paul Fu, Dr. William
Workman, Dr. Hussein Akl, Holly Adams
Date: June 17, 2026 /s/ Stephen J. van Stempvoort
D. Andrew Portinga (P55804)
Stephen J. van Stempvoort (P79828)
45 Ottawa Avenue SW, Suite 1100
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616) 831-1700
portingaa@millerjohnson.com
vanstempvoorts@millerjohnson.com
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LEWIS REED & ALLEN
Attorneys for Defendant-Appellant Susan
Shahwan
Date: June 17, 2026
/s/ Jennifer Wu (with permission)
Jennifer Wu (P79834)
136 East Michigan Avenue, Suite 800
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
(269) 388-7600
JWu@lewisreedallen.com
MJ_ND 4896-8804-9586v1 11028-203
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EXHIBIT
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