In Cahill v. Fifteenth Dist Judge, 70 Mich. App. 1, 2; 245 N.W.2d 381 (1976), the prosecutor originally charged Cahill with making an improper left turn in Ann Arbor, which carried with it a maximum punishment of ninety days in jail. Id. at 5, 245 N.W.2d 381. Both the court clerk and the district court refused Cahill's demand for a jury trial on the traffic ticket. Cahill, 70 Mich. App. at 2-3. Cahill then instituted a class action in the Washtenaw Circuit Court seeking a writ of superintending control to compel, among other things, the district court to provide a jury trial when demanded. Id. at 3. The circuit court denied the complaint for superintending control. Id. On appeal, Cahill argued that defendants accused of violating municipal ordinances are entitled to jury trials, citing Burnett. Cahill, 70 Mich. App. at 4.