Detroit Alliance Against the Rain Tax v. City of Detroit

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan March 20, 2019 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice David F. Viviano, Chief Justice Pro Tem 158852(71) Stephen J. Markman 158856(69) Brian K. Zahra Richard H. Bernstein Elizabeth T. Clement DETROIT ALLIANCE AGAINST THE RAIN Megan K. Cavanagh, Justices TAX, DETROIT IRON & METAL COMPANY, AMERICAN IRON & METAL COMPANY, MCNICHOLS SCRAP IRON & METAL COMPANY, MONIER KHALIL LIVING TRUST, and BAGLEY PROPERTIES, LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v SC: 158852 COA: 339176 CITY OF DETROIT, DETROIT WATER AND SEWAGE DEPARTMENT, and DETROIT BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS, Defendants-Appellees. ___________________________________________ NICOLA BINNS, JAYNE CARVER, SUSAN MCDONALD, GOAT YARD, LLC, and END OF THE ROAD MINISTRIES, LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v SC: 158856 COA: 337609 CITY OF DETROIT, CITY OF DETROIT WATER AND SEWAGE DEPARTMENT, DETROIT BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS, and GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY, Defendants-Appellees. ___________________________________________/ On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of Trappers Properties et al. to participate as amicus curiae and to file a brief amicus curiae is GRANTED. The amicus brief will be accepted for filing if submitted within 21 days of the date of this order. 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. March 20, 2019 Clerk