Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6428 (2026)

Court of claims; witnesses; power to compel attendance.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.6428 Court of claims; witnesses; power to compel attendance.

Sec. 6428.

The court of claims is hereby given the same power to subpoena witnesses and require the production of books, papers, records, documents and any other evidence and to punish for contempt as the circuit courts of this state now have or may hereafter have. The judge and clerk of said court may administer oaths and affirmations, and take acknowledgments of instruments in writing.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2020–2022 · leading case: Lana Tyrrell v. Univ. of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2020).

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Lana Tyrrell v. Univ. of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “6431 is MCL 600.6428, -7- which grants the Court of Claims the same power to subpoena witnesses and punish for contempt as circuit courts.”

Martha Cavill v. State of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “6431—the section between MCL 600.6428 (addressing certain powers of the Court of Claims) and MCL 600.”

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