Deny_Stip-Wease.2025-03-07_09-54-41.0000.pdf
Lawrence Dupuis, Petitioner V Township Of Fort Gratiot, Respondent · 24-004239-TT
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS LANSING MARLON I. BROWN, DPA DIRECTOR MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL · 611 W. OTTAWA ST., LANSING, MI 48933 · 517-335-9760 PO BOX 30232, LANSING, MI 48909 · Other Carriers: 2407 N. GRAND RIVER AVE., LANSING, MI 48906 Lawrence Dupuis, Petitioner, MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION v MTT Docket No. 24-004239 Township Of Fort Gratiot, Respondent. ORDER DENYING JOINT STIPULATION FOR ENTRY OF CONSENT JUDGMENT The Tribunal has reviewed the case file and the stipulation, filed on February 28, 2025, and finds that a consent judgment can only be entered if a stipulation is filed after the filing of a petition and answer. See TTR 249 and 281. Because no answer has been filed in this case, the stipulation cannot be entered at this time and must be denied. IT IS ORDERED that the Parties’ Joint Stipulation for Entry of Consent Judgment is DENIED. It is further ordered, A Joint Motion for Entry of Consent Judgment (Stipulation) was filed with no filing fee. You were, however, required to pay a fee for the filing of the Stipulation. If you want the Tribunal to take action on the Stipulation, you are required to pay the $25.00 filing fee. If the required filing fee is not paid and/or the required notice is not submitted within 14 days, you will be required to refile the Stipulation with the full filing fee. The refiled Stipulation will be considered filed as of the date of the refiling. Unfortunately, the payment may not be made via e-filing; the fee, paid by check or money order, must be sent by mail or designated delivery service. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a hearing in this case shall be scheduled in the normal course. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that because this Stipulation for Entry of Consent Judgment is no longer pending before the Tribunal, a new stipulation is required for any future settlement. However, if the new stipulation is filed within 14 days of the issuance of this Order, no additional filing fee is required.
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MTT Docket No. 24-004239 Page 2 of 4 By _____________________________ Joshua M. Wease, Tribunal Member Entered: March 7, 2025 PROOF OF SERVICE I certify that a copy of the foregoing was sent on the entry date indicated above to the parties or their attorneys or authorized representatives, if any, utilizing either the mailing or email addresses on file, as provide by those parties, attorneys, or authorized representatives. By: Tribunal Clerk
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS LANSING MARLON I. BROWN, DPA DIRECTOR MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL · 611 W. OTTAWA ST., LANSING, MI 48933 · 517-335-9760 PO BOX 30232, LANSING, MI 48909 · Other Carriers: 2407 N. GRAND RIVER AVE., LANSING, MI 48906 Lawrence Dupuis, Petitioner, MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION v MTT Docket No. 24-004239 Township Of Fort Gratiot, Respondent. ORDER DENYING JOINT STIPULATION FOR ENTRY OF CONSENT JUDGMENT The Tribunal has reviewed the case file and the stipulation, filed on February 28, 2025, and finds that a consent judgment can only be entered if a stipulation is filed after the filing of a petition and answer. See TTR 249 and 281. Because no answer has been filed in this case, the stipulation cannot be entered at this time and must be denied. IT IS ORDERED that the Parties’ Joint Stipulation for Entry of Consent Judgment is DENIED. It is further ordered, A Joint Motion for Entry of Consent Judgment (Stipulation) was filed with no filing fee. You were, however, required to pay a fee for the filing of the Stipulation. If you want the Tribunal to take action on the Stipulation, you are required to pay the $25.00 filing fee. If the required filing fee is not paid and/or the required notice is not submitted within 14 days, you will be required to refile the Stipulation with the full filing fee. The refiled Stipulation will be considered filed as of the date of the refiling. Unfortunately, the payment may not be made via e-filing; the fee, paid by check or money order, must be sent by mail or designated delivery service. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a hearing in this case shall be scheduled in the normal course. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that because this Stipulation for Entry of Consent Judgment is no longer pending before the Tribunal, a new stipulation is required for any future settlement. However, if the new stipulation is filed within 14 days of the issuance of this Order, no additional filing fee is required.
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MTT Docket No. 24-004239 Page 4 of 4 By _____________________________ Joshua M. Wease, Tribunal Member Entered: March 7, 2025 PROOF OF SERVICE I certify that a copy of the foregoing was sent on the entry date indicated above to the parties or their attorneys or authorized representatives, if any, utilizing either the mailing or email addresses on file, as provide by those parties, attorneys, or authorized representatives. By: Tribunal Clerk