Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
March 30, 2007 Clifford W. Taylor,
Chief Justice
132329 Michael F. Cavanagh
Elizabeth A. Weaver
Marilyn Kelly
Maura D. Corrigan
CITY OF DETROIT, Robert P. Young, Jr.
Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant/ Stephen J. Markman,
Justices
Appellee,
v SC: 132329
COA: 257415
Wayne CC: 01-106546-CZ
AMBASSADOR BRIDGE COMPANY
a/k/a DETROIT INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE
COMPANY,
Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff/
Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 14, 2006
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall
include among the issues to be briefed whether defendant Ambassador Bridge Company
is a federal instrumentality and whether federal law preempts application of the City of
Detroit’s zoning ordinances to construction projects within the “sterile zone” enclosure of
the bridge plaza.
The International Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan and the United States
Departments of Justice and Homeland Security are invited to file briefs amicus curiae.
Other 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.
March 30, 2007 _________________________________________
p0327 Clerk