Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5076 (2026)

Meeting with arbitrator; order to produce material information.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.5076 Meeting with arbitrator; order to produce material information.

Sec. 5076.

(1) As soon as practicable after the appointment of the arbitrator, the parties and attorneys shall meet with the arbitrator to consider all of the following:

(a) Scope of the issues submitted.

(b) Date, time, and place of the hearing.

(d) Schedule for exchange of expert reports or summary of expert testimony.

(e) Subject to subsection (2), exhibits, documents, or other information each party considers applicable and material to the case and a schedule for production or exchange of the information. If a party knew or reasonably should have known about the existence of information the party is required to produce, that party waives objection to producing that information if the party does not object before the hearing.

(f) Disclosure required under section 5075.

(2) The arbitrator shall order each party to produce information that is applicable and material to an issue under arbitration, including, but not limited to, any of the following:

(a) A current, complete, and accurate sworn financial disclosure statement.

(b) Financial disclosure statements for the past 3 years.

(d) If a court has issued an order concerning an issue subject to arbitration, a copy of the order, state and federal income tax returns for the year the order was issued, and a financial statement for the time at which the order was issued, which statement includes at least gross and net income and assets and liabilities.

(e) Proposed award for each issue subject to arbitration.

History: Add. 2000, Act 420, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2003–2025 · leading case: Miller v. Miller, 691 N.W.2d 788 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005).

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Miller v. Miller, 691 N.W.2d 788 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 8× “Indeed, the meeting required by MCL 600.5076 serves as the functional equivalent of a "pretrial conference" so the parties can plan to present their case at the arbitral hearing.”

Miller v. Miller, 707 N.W.2d 341 (Mich. 2005). · cites it 2× “§ 600.5076. The act contemplates that the parties will decide what is best for their case.”

Harvey v. Harvey, 668 N.W.2d 187 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “§ 600.5076; (6) record of arbitration hearing, M.”

Annette Marie Barnett v. George Henry Thomas Barnett (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “MCL 600.5076. The act contemplates that the parties will decide what is best for their case.”

Birgit Declerck v. Pierre Desmet (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “In November 2022, the arbitrator held a prehearing conference under MCL 600.5076, by videoconferencing technology with both parties in the same virtual meeting room, and then proceeded with the formal arbitration on the same day.”

Mohamed Fadel v. Wafieh El-Akkari (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “at 32 , citing MCL 600.5076. In Miller, the arbitrator 1 The circuit court and the parties frequently referred to this action as one to vacate the award under MCL 600.”

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Miller v. Miller, 691 N.W.2d 788 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). “Indeed, the meeting required by MCL 600.5076 serves as the functional equivalent of a "pretrial conference" so the parties can plan to present their case at the arbitral hearing.”

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