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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS


ALBERT GARRETT, GREGORY DOCKERY and DAN SHEARD, Plaintiffs-Appellees, V CITY OF DETROIT, DETROIT CITY COUNCIL and DETROIT BUILDING AUTHORITY, Defendants-Appellants.

UNPUBLISHED August 19, 2008

Nos. 269809; 273463 Wayne Circuit Court LC No. 05-521567-CL

Before: White, P.J., and Zahra and Fort Hood, JJ. PER CURIAM. In Docket No. 269809, defendants appeal as of right the trial court's order denying their motion for summary disposition based on governmental immunity and granting plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction. In Docket No. 273463, defendants appeal on delayed leave granted1 the trial court's denial of their motion for summary disposition based on plaintiffs' lack of standing and the preemption of plaintiffs' claims by state law and plaintiffs' collective bargaining agreements (CBAs). We reverse the order denying summary disposition to defendants based on governmental immunity and we remand for entry of a judgment in defendants' favor, consistent with this opinion. I. Facts and Procedural History Plaintiffs filed suit based on defendants' alleged violation of the city of Detroit's Privatization Ordinance. The ordinance is designed to allow the privatization of public services while preserving the jobs of city employees and maintaining the rights of city residents. Detroit Ordinances,

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