Prior report:
304 Mich.App. 415, 849 N.W.2d 31.
Order
On order of the Court, the applications for leave to appeal the February 25, 2014 judgment of the Court of Appeals are considered, and they are GRANTED, limited to the issues: (1) whether a district court is divested of subject-matter jurisdiction when a plaintiff alleges less than $25,000 in damages in his or her complaint, but seeks more than $25,000 in damages at trial, i.e., whether the “amount in controversy” exceeds $25,000 under such circumstances, see MCL 600.8301(1); and, if not, (2) whether such conduct nevertheless divests the district court of subject-matter jurisdiction on the basis that the amount alleged in the complaint was made fraudulently or in bad faith. See, e.g., Fix v. Sissung, 83 Mich. 561, 563, 47 N.W. 340 (1890).
Persons or groups interested in the determination of the issues presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae. Motions for permission to file briefs amicus curiae should be filed in Docket No. 149041 only.