BRIAN MATTHEW-ZANDER CORSON V LINDA ZANDER ALTUS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
BRIAN MATTHEW-ZANDER CORSON,
UNPUBLISHED
October 20, 2009
Petitioner-Appellee,
V
No. 287778
Oakland Circuit Court
LC No. 2008-749028-PP
LINDA ZANDER ALTUS,
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: Fort Hood, P.J., and Sawyer and Donofrio, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent appeals as of right from the order of the circuit court denying her motion to
terminate a personal protection order (PPO). We dismiss this appeal as moot.
“As a general rule, an appellate court will not decide moot issues.” B P 7 v Bureau of
State Lottery, 231 Mich App 356, 359; 586 NW2d 117 (1998). “An issue is deemed moot when
an event occurs that renders it impossible for a reviewing court to grant relief.” Id.
Because the PPO in this case expired on July 21, 2009, it is impossible or unnecessary for
this Court to fashion any remedy, even if any of respondent’s objections were found to have
merit. Because the PPO expired by its own terms, there is nothing for this Court to dissolve, and
a remand to the circuit court for a new hearing would serve no purpose.
Further, we conclude that the issues are without public significance, and that respondent
does not set forth any collateral negative consequence of the continued existence of the nowexpired PPO of sufficient import to compel this Court review of its merits. See Hayford v
Hayford, 279 Mich App 324, 325; 760 NW2d 503 (2008) (concluding that relief could be
granted in connection with an expired PPO issued against a gun manufacturer because its
continued existence threatened his federal firearms license).
Appeal dismissed.
/s/ Karen M. Fort Hood
/s/ David H. Sawyer
/s/ Pat M. Donofrio
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