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Conflict: FOIA vs. Discovery
- Central Michigan Univ Supervisory-Technical Ass'n, MEA/NEA v Central Michigan Univ Bd of Trustees, 223 Mich App 727 (1997) (“The FOIA is not a statutory rule of practice, but rather a mechanism for the public to gain access to information from public bodies regardless of whether there is a case, controversy, or pending litigation. The fact that discovery is available as a result of pending litigation between the parties does not exempt a public body from complying with the public records law.”)