Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
October 24, 2017 Stephen J. Markman,
Chief Justice
Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
154952 David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
Joan L. Larsen
Kurtis T. Wilder,
TRINITY HEALTH-WARDE LAB, LLC, Justices
Petitioner-Appellant,
v SC: 154952
COA: 328092
MTT: 00-455553
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF PITTSFIELD,
Respondent-Appellee.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the November 3, 2016
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral
argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1).
The appellant shall file a supplemental brief within 42 days of the date of this
order addressing whether the Court of Appeals erred when it held that the petitioner for-
profit limited liability company – a wholly owned subsidiary of tax-exempt Trinity
Health Michigan – was not entitled to a property tax exemption under MCL 211.7o and
MCL 211.7r. In addition to the brief, the appellant shall electronically file an appendix
containing the items listed at MCR 7.312(D)(2). The appellee shall file a supplemental
brief within 21 days of being served with the appellant’s brief. The appellee shall also
electronically file an appendix, or in the alternative, stipulate to the use of the appendix
filed by the appellant. A reply, if any, must be filed by the appellant within 14 days of
being served with the appellee’s brief. The parties should not submit mere restatements
of their application papers.
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, 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.
October 24, 2017
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Clerk