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Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1557 (2026)

Confidentiality.

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COMMUNITY DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT


Act 260 of 1988


691.1557 Confidentiality.

Sec. 7.

    (1) The work product and case files of a mediator or center and communications relating to the subject matter of the dispute made during the dispute resolution process by a party, mediator, or other person are confidential and not subject to disclosure in a judicial or administrative proceeding except for either of the following:

    (a) Work product, case files, or communications for which all parties to the dispute resolution process agree in writing to waive confidentiality.

    (b) Work product, case files, or communications which are used in a subsequent action between the mediator and a party to the dispute resolution process for damages arising out of the dispute resolution process.

    (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to statements, memoranda, materials, and other tangible evidence, otherwise subject to discovery, that were not prepared specifically for use in the dispute resolution process.

History: 1988, Act 260, Eff. Nov. 13, 1988 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 286, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1993

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2022 · leading case: Kitchen v. Kitchen, 585 N.W.2d 47 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998).
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Kitchen v. Kitchen, 585 N.W.2d 47 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 3× “(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to statements, memoranda, materials, and other tangible evidence, otherwise subject to discovery, that were not prepared specifically for use in the dispute resolution process.”
Smith v. Smith, 154 F.R.D. 661 (N.D. Tex. 1994). “1985); Michigan, Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 691.1557 (West Supp.”
City of Detroit v. City of Highland Park, No. 357040 (Mich. Ct. App. Aug. 18, 2022). · cites it 4× “Highland Park opposed Detroit’s motion, arguing that Detroit’s claims against Highland Park were submitted for 3 On June 11, 2021, Highland Park filed in this Court a motion to strike Detroit’s response to its motion to dismiss. Highland Park asserted that Detroit had included…”
Auto Club Grp. Ins. Co. v. Dante Louis, No. 340446 (Mich. Ct. App. July 2, 2019). · cites it 2× “Moreover, “[t]he work product and case files of a mediator or center and communications relating to the subject matter of the dispute made during the dispute resolution process by a party, mediator, or other person are confidential,” MCL 691.”
Auto Club Grp. Ins. Co. v. Dante Louis, No. 340446 (Mich. Ct. App. July 2, 2019). · cites it 2× “Moreover, “[t]he work product and case files of a mediator or center and communications relating to the subject matter of the dispute made during the dispute resolution process by a party, mediator, or other person are confidential,” MCL 691.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1557(1): 3 cases
Auto Club Grp. Ins. Co. v. Dante Louis, No. 340446 (Mich. Ct. App. July 2, 2019). “Moreover, “[t]he work product and case files of a mediator or center and communications relating to the subject matter of the dispute made during the dispute resolution process by a party, mediator, or other person are confidential,” MCL 691.”
Auto Club Grp. Ins. Co. v. Dante Louis, No. 340446 (Mich. Ct. App. July 2, 2019). “Moreover, “[t]he work product and case files of a mediator or center and communications relating to the subject matter of the dispute made during the dispute resolution process by a party, mediator, or other person are confidential,” MCL 691.”
City of Detroit v. City of Highland Park, No. 357040 (Mich. Ct. App. Aug. 18, 2022). “Highland Park opposed Detroit’s motion, arguing that Detroit’s claims against Highland Park were submitted for 3 On June 11, 2021, Highland Park filed in this Court a motion to strike Detroit’s response to its motion to dismiss. Highland Park asserted that Detroit had included…”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1557(1)(a): 2 cases
Auto Club Grp. Ins. Co. v. Dante Louis, No. 340446 (Mich. Ct. App. July 2, 2019). “Moreover, “[t]he work product and case files of a mediator or center and communications relating to the subject matter of the dispute made during the dispute resolution process by a party, mediator, or other person are confidential,” MCL 691.”
Auto Club Grp. Ins. Co. v. Dante Louis, No. 340446 (Mich. Ct. App. July 2, 2019). “Moreover, “[t]he work product and case files of a mediator or center and communications relating to the subject matter of the dispute made during the dispute resolution process by a party, mediator, or other person are confidential,” MCL 691.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1557(l)(a): 1 case
Kitchen v. Kitchen, 585 N.W.2d 47 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to statements, memoranda, materials, and other tangible evidence, otherwise subject to discovery, that were not prepared specifically for use in the dispute resolution process.”
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