{"CustomContentID":198,"FormatContainer":"","WidgetTitle":null,"SettingStorage":null,"UpdatedFields":["CustomContentID"],"UpdatedFieldsMobile":[],"Mobile_Display":true}The Case Management Office is also responsible for the court's case evaluation program. Case evaluation is used as a method of settling disputes before going to trial. A panel of three attorneys reviews a case and decide how much money the case is worth. Cases set for case evaluation are pooled into a single system for evaluator panels.
The Case Evaluation Department schedules case evaluation hearings for civil cases pursuant to MCR 2.403. The Case Evaluation Department also processes adjournments of case evaluation hearings.
Effective April 1, 2021 summaries served on the ADR clerk can no longer be sent through MiFile e-service and instead must be emailed to ADR@oakgov.com. Please refer to your Case Evaluation Notice and Summary Guidelines for further instructions. Case Evaluators will access their summaries through a SharePoint folder shared by the ADR clerk. Parties may continue to e-serve summaries through MiFILE on parties listed as service contacts or serve pursuant to MCR 2.107. To avoid a late fee, summaries must be served by 4:30 p.m. 7 days in advance of your hearing date.
Case evaluation and adjournment fees are collected by the Case Evaluation Department. The Case Evaluation Department actively collects late fees and penalties. Checks should be made payable to Circuit Court Case Evaluation and forwarded to:
Case Evaluation Department
1200 North Telegraph Road Dept. 404
Pontiac, Michigan 48341-0404
You may also pay your case evaluation fees online. A convenience fee applies.
Orders for adjournment of mediation or case evaluation must address several issues:
No. Effective April 1st, 2021, at least 7 days before the hearing, each party shall email their case evaluation summaries to the ADR clerk at adr@oakgov.com.
Make case evaluation checks payable to Oakland County Case Evaluation.
The case evaluation fee is $75.00, made payable to Oakland County Case Evaluation.
The late fee is $150.00 for filing late summaries. This includes any document filed after the 7 day filing deadline. Filing a summary within 24 hrs of the case evaluation hearing subjects the attorney or party to an additional $150 penalty (MCR 2.403(I)(2)).
Per MCR 2.403(G)(2), adjournments may be granted only for good cause. Contact the clerk to the assigned judge for further information.
Summaries are not kept by the Case Evaluation office and therefore must be refiled at least 7 days prior to the new case evaluation date.