FROM + TRAN PHONE NOL: 3137R4g341 Jul. 19 2009 @1:240M PA SPATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL By ee MIKE cox ATTORNEY GENERAL July 17, 2009 Clerk of the Court Court of Appeals 925 W. Ottawa St, Lansing, MI 48933 Dear Clerk: Re: Tran v Ruffin, Office of Children's Ombudsman Court of Appeals No. 291799 Enclosed for filing, please find Defendant's Response in Opposition to Plaintiff's First Amended Application for Writ of Peremptory Mandamus and Demand for Damages, and in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Disposition, and Proof of Service. Very truly yours, ‘Thomas Quasarano Assistant Attomey General State Operations Division Tel No: (517) 373-1162 Fax No: (517) 241-3097 TQbb Enc c: Beverly Tran 2000-0017031-4 Tran OCs teFROM : TRAN PHONE NO. © 313 7@qS341 Jul. 19 2009 @1:240M F2 STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE COURT OF APPEALS BEVERLY TRAN, Court of Appeals Docket No. 291799 Plaintiff, VERLIE RUFFIN, OMBUDSMAN OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN'S OMBUDSMAN, Defendant. PROOF OF SERVICE ‘The undersigned certifies that a copy of Defendant's Response in Opposition to Plaintiffs First Amended Application for Writ of Peremptory Mandamus and Demand for Damages, and in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Disposition was served upon Plaintiff by mailing same to her at her address, with proper postage fully prepaid thereon, on July 17,2009. Beverly Tran 8437 Lumpkin Hamtramck, MI 48212 Britt. Bathingor Bobbi Ballinger Legal Socretary 2009-00170514 Tran ¥ RUTNPOS Response o Amend PleadingsFROM : TRAN PHONE NO. © 313 7@qS341 Jul. 19 2009 @1:250M PS STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE COURT OF APPEALS BEVERLY TRAN, Court of Appeals Docket No. 291799 Plaintiff, ‘VERLIE RUFFIN, OMBUDSMAN OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN'S OMBUDSMAN, Defendant. DEFENDANT'S RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S FIRST AMENDED APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF PEREMPTORY MANDAMUS AND DEMAND FOR DAMACES. AND PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY DISP Michael A. Cox Attomey General B. Bric Restuccia (P495S0) Solicitor General Counsel of Record Thomas Quasarano (P27982) Assistant Attorney General Attomeys for Defendant Department of Attorney General P.O. Box 30754 Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 373-1162 Dated: July 17,2009