Michigan Demonstration Project that allows courts to ignore the rule of law.

Under Supreme Court Administrative Order Nos. 1996-5

and 1997-12, the Berrien County circuit, district, and

probate courts participated in a court consolidation

demonstration project in which the above courts fully

merged into one consolidated trial court. Because of this

project, Schmalfeldt appealed within the civil division of

the Berrien County Trial Court. See AO 1996-5 and 1997-12.

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252 Mich App 556; 652 NW2d 683 (2002).

http://courts.mi.gov/Administration/SCAO/Resources/Documents/Publications/Statistics/2002/2002%20Michigan%20Supreme%20Court%20Annual%20Report.pdf