ANDREW LEO TANNER V MICHELLE MARIE FRITSCHE
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
ANDREW LEO TANNER,
UNPUBLISHED
November 5, 2009
Petitioner-Appellee,
V
No. 287904
Ottawa Circuit Court
LC No. 08-062246-PP
MICHELLE MARIE FRITSCHE,
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: Stephens, P.J., and Cavanagh and Owens, 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. This appeal has
been decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).
“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 August 8, 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 resolve, 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 to review 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 the
order’s continued existence threatened his federal firearms license).
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Appeal dismissed.
/s/ Cynthia Diane Stephens
/s/ Mark J. Cavanagh
/s/ Donald S. Owens
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