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Solicitor General
G. Mennen
Williams Building, 4th Floor
525 W. Ottawa Street
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-1124
Facsimile (517) 335-4253
Division Assignments:
Appellate
Opinions
Duties/Representing:
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Make
recommendations to the Attorney General for amicus briefs and sign-on
letters circulated by the National Association of Attorney General (NAAG)
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Manage the
State's litigation in the United States Supreme Court
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Original
briefing and oral advocacy in significant cases for the Department
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Prepare
reports for the Department regarding case call and appellate dispositions
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Supervising
all the appellate filings by the Department in the appellate courts
Appellate Division
G. Mennen Williams Building, 4th Floor
525 W. Ottawa Street
P.O. Box 30217
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-4875
Facsimile (517) 373-4916
Duties/Representing:
- HABEAS PETITIONS: Represent the various state prison wardens in federal court actions for writs of habeas corpus filed by state prisoners claiming their federal constitutional rights were violated in their state criminal proceedings
- STATE COURT APPEALS: Represent the People in the Michigan Court of Appeals and Supreme Court in appeals from felony convictions obtained in counties
with a population smaller than 75,000
Opinions Division
G. Mennen Williams Building, 4th Floor
525 W. Ottawa Street
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-6889
Facsimile (517) 241-0361
Duties/Representing:
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Manage the Attorney General's opinions process;
drafting, reviewing, and editing all formal opinions, letter opinions, and
informational letters provided to members of the Legislature, the Governor, or
any other state officer pursuant to MCL 14.32: and handle all citizen
correspondence regarding opinions
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Serve as appellate advisor upon request of the Attorney
General in cases involving the observance of a conflict wall
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Serve as the Attorney General's advisor on request for
the initiation of quo warranto proceedings
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Supervise publications of the Biennial Report of the
Attorney General of the State of Michigan
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