26-002311 Transfer.pdf

Barbara Weber Petitioner Vs. Township Of Leelanau Respondent · 26-002311-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 

Barbara Weber, 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

 

Petitioner, 

SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION 

 

v 

 

MTT Docket No. 26-002311 

 

Leelanau Township, 

 

Presiding Judge 

Respondent. 

 

Patricia L. Halm 

 

ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S MOTION TO TRANSFER CASE 

FROM THE ENTIRE TRIBUNAL TO THE SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION 

 

On July 10, 2026, Petitioner filed a motion requesting transfer of this case from the 

Entire Tribunal to the Small Claims division. 

 

Respondent has not filed a response to the motion.1 

 

The Tribunal has considered the motion and the case file and finds that it “may, upon 

motion, transfer a contested case pending in the entire tribunal to the small claims 

division.”2 The amounts in contention for this appeal fall within the jurisdictional limits of 

the Small Claims Division,3 and Respondent will not be prejudiced by the transfer due to 

the early stage of this case. Therefore, 

 

IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion to Transfer this case from the Entire Tribunal 

to the Small Claims Division is GRANTED. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall submit an amended petition within 14 

days of this order. The amended petition shall be on the proper Tribunal Small Claims 

valuation petition form as well as the Small Claims multiple parcel attachment form. 

 

Entered: September 10, 2026 

 

 

 

By: /s/ Patricia L. Halm 

bw/gc 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Petitioner did not submit proof of service of the motion upon Respondent. However, because the motion 

was filed prior to Respondent’s appearance in this case, the Tribunal waives the proof of service 

requirement. Further, election of the Small Claims division, when permitted by statute, is within 

Petitioner’s discretion. 

2 TTR 237(5). 

3 MCL 205.762.

MTT Docket No. 26-002311 

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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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