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Onesky 8 & Lahser Properties, LLC, Petitioner Vs. City Of Detroit, Respondent · 25-003930-TT
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W|W/|R|P Williams Williams Rattner & Plunkett, P.C. Attorneys and Counselors 380 North Old Woodward Avenue Suite 300 Birmingham, Michigan 48009 Tel: (248) 642-0333 Fax: (248) 642-0856 February 12, 2026 Jerome P. Pesick jpesick@wwrplaw.com Via Overnight Mail Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs ATTN: Michigan Tax Tribunal 2407 N. Grand River Avenue, 2" Floor Lansing, Michigan 48906 Re: Onesky 8 & Lahser Properties, LLC v. City of Detroit MTT Docket No. 25-003930 Dear Clerk: Enclosed regarding the above-referenced matter, please find a check in the amount of $400.00 for the filing fee of Petitioner’s Severed Petition, which was submitted to the Tribunal on February 11, 2026. I also enclosed a copy of the Order Granting Joint Motion to Sever, issued on February 10, 2026, for your reference. Thank you. ’ Vi Cs Jerome P, 7 Enclosures / Cc: Mary Beth Cobbs, Esq.
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be) Lt: STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS MARLON I. BROWN, DPA GOVERNOR LANSING DIRECTOR Onesky 8 & Lahser Properties LLC, MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Petitioner, v MTT Docket Nos. 25-000849 & 25-003930 City of Detroit, Presiding Judge Respondent. Patricia L. Halm ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO SEVER ORDER SEVERING PARCEL NO 22019029.016L AND ASSIGNING IT TO DOCKET NO 25-003930 ORDER PLACING PETITIONER IN DEFAULT IN DOCKET NO 25-000849 ORDER PLACING PETITIONER IN DEFAULT IN DOCKET NO 25-003930 ORDER REMOVING CASE FROM AUGUST 3 - 14, 2026 PREHEARING GENERAL CALL ORDER PLACING CASE ON OCTOBER 16 - 30, 2026 PREHEARING GENERAL CALL ORDER PLACING JOINT MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE IN ABEYANCE On January 30, 2026, the parties jointly filed a motion requesting that the Tribunal sever this appeal into two appeals because the parcels at issue are not contiguous and then allow for the consolidation of the severed appeals. The Tribunal has considered the motions and the case file and finds that the parties have shown good cause to sever the parcels under appeal into separate dockets. A petition may not cover more than one assessed parcel of real property unless the parcels are contiguous and within a single assessing unit." As a result, the petition filed on April 30, 2025, is not properly pending.
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MTT Docket Nos. 25-000849 & 25-003930 Page 2 of 4 The Tribunal also finds that issuing a sua sponte order extending Docket No. 25-000849 to a future Prehearing General Call is appropriate because of the identified procedural defects and the effect of the potential timing to cure those defects upon the filing deadlines. Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that the joint Motion to Sever is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner's 2025 assessment appeal for Parcel No. 22019029.016L is SEVERED and ASSIGNED to Docket No. 25-003930. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is PLACED IN DEFAULT in Docket No. 25- 000849. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall cure the default in Docket No. 25- 000849 by filing an amended petition related solely to Parcel No. 22113599 and proof of service of that amended petition upon all parties in interest as required by TTR 227(6). The foregoing shall be filed within 14 days of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall file an answer in Docket No. 25- 000849 within 28 days of service of the amended petition as required by TTR 235(1). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is PLACED IN DEFAULT in Docket No. 25- 003930. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall cure the default in Docket No. 25- 003930 by filing a petition related solely to Parcel No. 22019029.016L, the required petition filing fee, and proof of service of that petition upon all parties in interest as required by TTR 227(6). The foregoing shall be filed within 14 days of entry of this order. The petition shall note the docket number assigned by the Tribunal and, if filed utilizing the Tribunal's e-filing system, must be filed on the assigned docket as a “Severed Petition.” IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall file an answer within 28 days of service of the petition in Docket No. 25-003930 as required by TTR 235(1). IT 1S FURTHER ORDERED that this case is REMOVED from the August 3 - 14, 2026 Prehearing General Call. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case is PLACED on the October 16 - 30, 2026 Prehearing General Call.
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MTT Docket Nos. 25-000849 & 25-003930 Page 3 of 4 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file and exchange their valuation disclosures by June 22, 2026. Valuation disclosures will not be admitted into evidence unless disclosed and furnished in accordance with this order (even though admissible) except upon a finding of good cause by the Tribunal. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file and exchange their prehearing statements by June 22, 2026. Witnesses, with the exception of rebuttal witnesses, will not be allowed to testify unless disclosed in the Prehearing Statement and the Prehearing Statement is furnished in accordance with this order except upon a finding of good cause by the Tribunal. Failure to file the Prehearing Statement will result in holding a party or parties in default, as provided by TTR 237. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that “Pre-Valuation Disclosure” discovery is CLOSED on June 22, 2026, which means all discovery has been requested, all motions to compel have been filed, and all requested or ordered discovery has been exchanged by that date. Discovery relative to the valuation disclosure prepared for purposes of litigating this case or the valuation expert that prepared that valuation disclosure is not permitted during “Pre-Valuation Disclosure” discovery. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that “Post-Valuation Disclosure” discovery is CLOSED on October 16, 2026, which means all discovery has been requested, all motions to compel have been filed, and all requested or ordered discovery has been exchanged by that date. “Post-Valuation Disclosure” discovery is limited to the opposing party's valuation disclosure, the opposing party’s valuation expert, and the witnesses identified in the opposing party's prehearing statement. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a case listed on this call that is not scheduled for a date certain Prehearing Conference during the time frame indicated above may be scheduled for a date certain Prehearing Conference at any time subsequent to the completion date for this Prehearing General Call. Parties will, however, be notified in writing approximately one week before they are scheduled to appear. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the joint Motion to Consolidate is PLACED IN ABEYANCE. Failure to comply with this order will result in Petitioner being required to file a motion to set aside the default (with appropriate filing fee) in the appropriate docket(s). ) . :
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MTT Docket Nos. 25-000849 & 25-003930 Page 4 of 4 PROOF OF SERVICE | 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 provided by those parties, attorneys, or authorized representatives. By: Tribunal Clerk
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