Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2603 (2026)

Complaint; petition for temporary relief or restraining order; notice of pendency of action.

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ELLIOTT-LARSEN CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

Act 453 of 1976

37.2603 Complaint; petition for temporary relief or restraining order; notice of pendency of action.

Sec. 603.

At any time after a complaint is filed, the department may file a petition in the circuit court for the county in which the subject of the complaint occurs, or for the county in which a respondent resides or transacts business, seeking appropriate temporary relief against the respondent, pending final determination of proceedings under this section, including an order or decree restraining the respondent from doing or procuring an act tending to render ineffectual an order the commission may enter with respect to the complaint. If the complaint alleges a violation of article 5, upon the filing of the petition the department shall file for the record a notice of pendency of the action. The court may grant temporary relief or a restraining order as it deems just and proper, but the relief or order shall not extend beyond 5 days except by consent of the respondent, or after hearing upon notice to the respondent and a finding by the court that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged in a discriminatory practice.

History: 1976, Act 453, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1978–1985 · leading case: Dep't of Civil Rights v. Beznos Corp., 365 N.W.2d 82 (Mich. 1985).

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Dep't of Civil Rights v. Beznos Corp., 365 N.W.2d 82 (Mich. 1985). · cites it 2× “The department filed a complaint in the Oakland Circuit Court, as provided by MCL 37.2603; MSA 3.548(603), to enjoin the eviction proceedings as well as enforcement of the rule prohibiting the children's use of the pool facilities.”

Walker v. Wolverine Fabricating & Mfg. Co., 360 N.W.2d 264 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). “, the CRC may grant temporary relief pending final determination of a party’s complaint, MCL 37.2603; MSA 3.548(603), and the CRC may go to court on behalf of an aggrieved party to enforce its decision, MCL 37.”

Schroeder v. Dayton-Hudson Corp., 456 F. Supp. 650 (E.D. Mich. 1978). “The Civil Rights Act now provides that an aggrieved person can commence an action with either the CRC, § 37.2603, or a circuit court, § 37.2801.”

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