Joint Motion for Abeyance (25-001696).pdf
Bc Equities LP, Petitioner Vs. City Of Battle Creek, Respondent · 25-001696-TT
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62356418.1 STATE OF MICHIGAN MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL BC EQUITIES LP, Petitioner, v CITY OF BATTLE CREEK, Respondent. MTT Docket No. 25-001696 _____________________________________________________________________________/ DANIEL L. STANLEY (P57052) HONIGMAN LLP Attorneys for Petitioner 222 N. Washington Square, Suite 400 Lansing, MI 48933 (517) 377-0714 DStanley@honigman.com C. MARCEL STOETZEL, III (P61912) CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE Attorneys for Respondent 10 North Division Street, Suite 207 Battle Creek, MI 49014 (269) 966-3385 cmstoetzel@battlecreekmi.gov _____________________________________________________________________________/ JOINT MOTION TO HOLD APPEAL IN ABEYANCE PENDING MTT DOCKET NO. 24-001329 The parties, by and through their respective counsel, state the following in support of the above captioned Motion: 1. The above captioned appeal concerns the 2025 valuation of an office property – Parcel No. 0253-00-037-1- located in the City of Kalamazoo. 2. With the exception of the tax year at issue, the parties, property, and issues raised in the above captioned appeal are, based on the pleadings, in essence identical to those at issue in MTT Docket No. 24-001329 – an appeal concerning the 2024 tax year. 3. The above captioned 2025 appeal has been placed on a two-week Prehearing General Call commencing July 01, 2026, with valuation disclosures due March 4, 2026.
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62356418.1 2 4. However, as of the filing of the above captioned Motion, the 2024 matter (MTT Docket No. 24-001329) has not yet been resolved. A Prehearing Conference is scheduled for December 1-15, 2025, at which time the 2024 matter will be scheduled for hearing. Based on the availability of the parties’ expert witnesses, the parties expect the 2024 matter will not be set for hearing until early 2026. Accordingly, a Final Opinion and Judgment will likely not be rendered until Summer 2026 at the earliest. 5. A Final Opinion and Judgment from the Tribunal regarding MTT Docket No. 24- 001329 could impact this 2025 appeal and the parties’ desire to proceed with this appeal. Thus, it could potentially be a waste of time and resources for the parties and the Tribunal to proceed with the above captioned appeal when the prior 2024 appeal remains pending. 6. To proceed with this case before a resolution regarding MTT Docket No. 24- 001329 has been reached would likely not constitute an efficient administration of justice. 7. Proceeding with the above captioned appeal will require the parties and the Tribunal to expend substantial resources which may ultimately be unnecessary. Placing the above captioned appeal in abeyance at this juncture before substantial time and resources have been spent – including, but not limited to, the preparation of prehearing statements and valuation disclosures – is in the interest of efficiency to all parties involved and judicial economy. 8. As evidenced above, there is good cause for granting this Motion to hold the above captioned appeal in abeyance pending the resolution of its 2024 matter, MTT Docket No. 24- 001329. WHEREFORE, the parties respectfully request the Tribunal enter an Order holding the above captioned appeal in abeyance pending the resolution of MTT Docket No. 24-001329.
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62356418.1 3 Respectfully submitted, HONIGMAN LLP /s/ DANIEL L. STANLEY _ DANIEL L. STANLEY (P57052) Attorneys for Petitioner 222 N. Washington Square, Suite 400 Lansing, MI 48933 (517) 377-0714 DStanley@honigman.com Dated: October 6, 2025 CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE /s/ C. MARCEL STOETZEL, III __ C. MARCEL STOETZEL, III (P61912) Attorneys for Respondent 10 North Division Street, Suite 207 Battle Creek, MI 49014 (269) 966-3385 cmstoetzel@battlecreekmi.gov Dated: October 6, 2025