Rule 2.226 – Change of Venue; Transfer of Jurisdiction; Orders [Effective May 1, 2021]

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Michigan

(A) The court ordering a change of venue or transfer of jurisdiction shall enter all necessary orders pertaining to the certification and transfer of the action to the court to which the action is transferred on a form approved by the State Court Administrative Office.
(B) If a change of venue or transfer of jurisdiction order is not prepared as required under subrule (A), and the order lacks the information necessary for the receiving court to determine under which rule the transfer was ordered, the clerk of the receiving court shall refuse to accept the transfer and shall prepare a notice of refusal on a form approved by the State Court Administrative Office and return the case to the transferring court for a proper order within seven business days of receipt of the transfer order.
(C) If a transferring court receives a refusal to accept a transferred case under subrule (B), the transferring court shall prepare a proper order in accordance with subrule (A) and retransfer the case within seven business days.

Mich. R. Civil. Proc. 2.226

Amended January 20, 2021, effective May 1, 2021.