Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
September 21, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
144630 Michael F. Cavanagh
Marilyn Kelly
Stephen J. Markman
Diane M. Hathaway
Mary Beth Kelly
HILLSDALE COUNTY SENIOR SERVICES Brian K. Zahra,
CENTER, INC., ELLA ASARO, LYLE Justices
GREEN, RUTH GREEN, DONELDA POTTS,
JOHN POTTS, and KERBY RUSHING,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v SC: 144630
COA: 301607
Hillsdale CC: 10-000703-CZ
COUNTY OF HILLSDALE,
Defendant-Appellee.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the January 3, 2012
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall
address: (1) whether the Michigan Tax Tribunal has jurisdiction, pursuant to MCL
205.731, over the plaintiffs’ claim for mandamus to enforce the terms of the August 2008
Hillsdale County millage that levied an additional .5 mill for funding the Hillsdale
County Senior Services Center, Inc., and (2) whether a court has the constitutional
authority to issue a writ of mandamus to compel a municipality to levy and spend taxes.
Persons or groups interested in the determination of the issues presented in this
case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.
I, Corbin R. Davis, 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.
September 21, 2012 _________________________________________
t0918 Clerk