25-002951_vac dis_def.pdf

Charles Murphy, Petitioner V City Of Detroit, Respondent · 25-002951-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 

Charles Murphy, 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

 

Petitioner, 

SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION 

 

v 

 

MTT Docket No. 25-002951 

 

City of Detroit, 

 

Presiding Judge 

Respondent. 

 

Patricia L. Halm 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER VACATING ORDER OF DISMISSAL 

 

ORDER REINSTATING CASE 

 

ORDER HOLDING PETITIONER IN DEFAULT 

 

The Tribunal has considered the file in this case and finds that it entered an Order of 

Dismissal on September 23, 2025. The Tribunal erred in the entry of this order because 

there is an outstanding issue regarding whether Petitioner protested the assessment to 

the 2025 March Board of Review. The attachment to the petition appears to be a March 

Board of Review decision; however, the formatting is such that the Tribunal cannot tell if 

it is an official decision of the Board of Review. As such, the Tribunal finds good cause 

to vacate the order and reinstate the case. Therefore, 

 

IT IS ORDERED that the Order of Dismissal is VACATED. 

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the case is REINSTATED. 

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner is held in DEFAULT. 

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner must complete the following to cure the 

default: submit a copy of the decision issued by the March Board of Review. The 

foregoing must be filed with the Tribunal within 14 days of entry of this Order.1 

 

 

1 “A submission by mail is considered filed on the date indicated by the United States Postal Service 

postmark on the envelope containing the submission. A submission without a postmark or with an 

illegible postmark is considered filed on the date the submission is received by the tribunal. A submission 

by commercial delivery service is considered filed on the date the submission is given to the commercial 

service for delivery to the tribunal as indicated by the receipt date on the package containing the 

submission. A submission by personal service is considered filed on the date the submission is received. 

A submission through the tribunal’s e-filing system by 11:59 p.m. on a business day is considered filed on 

that business day. A submission by email to the email address designated by the tribunal by 11:59 p.m. 

on a business day is considered filed on that business day. A submission on a Saturday, a Sunday, or a 

holiday is considered filed on the following business day, as provided by section 35a of the tax tribunal 

act, MCL 205.735a.” TTR 225(5).

MTT Docket No. 25-002951 

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall file an answer to the petition within 

28 days of the entry of this order. 

 

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). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 By: _____________________________ 

Entered: October 20, 2025 

sw/jcr 

 

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 provided by those parties, attorneys, or authorized 

representatives. 

 

By: Tribunal Clerk

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