25-003541set aside default_motion_grant.pdf

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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 

Michaela S Vertin, 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

 

Petitioner, 

SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION 

 

v 

 

MTT Docket No. 25-003541 

 

City of Detroit, 

 

Presiding Judge 

Respondent. 

 

Patricia L. Halm 

 

ORDER GRANTING RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO SET ASIDE DEFAULT 

 

On January 28, 2026, Respondent filed a signed motion requesting the Tribunal set 

aside the default entered in this case on November 19, 2025. 

 

Petitioner has not filed a response to the motion. 

 

The Tribunal has considered the motion and the case file and finds that Respondent 

was held in default because they failed to file an answer. Respondent failed to respond 

and the Tribunal entered an order extending the time to cure on December 18, 2025. 

On January 12, 2026, Respondent filed their answer and on January 20, 2026, they 

filed their Motion to Set Aside Default, but Respondent failed to sign the motion. Having 

now filed the answer and signed motion, Respondent has complied with the Tribunal’s 

orders as required by TTR 237. As such, the Tribunal finds good cause to grant the 

motion and set aside the default. Therefore, 

 

IT IS ORDERED that Respondent’s Motion to Set Aside Default is GRANTED. 

 

 

Entered: February 19, 2026 

 

 

By _____________________________ 

kac 

 

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