Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
November 25, 2015 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
151016 Stephen J. Markman
Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
SPARTAN STORES, INC. and FAMILY FARE, Joan L. Larsen,
LLC, Justices
Petitioners-Appellees,
v SC: 151016
COA: 314669
Michigan Tax Tribunal:
00-397618
CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS,
Respondent-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 30, 2014
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not
persuaded that the question presented should be reviewed by this Court prior to the
completion of the proceedings ordered by the Court of Appeals. This denial is without
prejudice to the ability of the City of Grand Rapids to raise a challenge, on remand, to
whether the Tax Tribunal’s jurisdiction was timely invoked, where Family Fare, LLC did
not file the initial petition, but was added as copetitioner at a later date.
I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
November 25, 2015
t1118
Clerk