Tes Filer City Station, LLP v. Township of Filer
Docket: 131419
Court: Michigan Supreme Court; February 8, 2007; Michigan; State Supreme Court
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The Michigan Supreme Court issued an order on February 9, 2007, regarding the case "City Station, LLP v. Township of Filer." The Court granted the petitioner’s motion for miscellaneous relief but denied the application for leave to appeal the March 21, 2006 judgment of the Court of Appeals, stating that the questions raised were not compelling enough for review. Justice Corrigan concurred with the denial and expressed concerns about the petitioner’s lengthy and disorganized application, which exceeded page limits and presented 74 pages of content with multiple issues. She criticized the scattershot approach, noting that the petitioner raised 20 issues in this Court after previously raising 49 in the Court of Appeals, which had condensed them to nine. Additionally, four new issues were introduced for the first time in this Court. Justice Corrigan highlighted the redundancy and poor development of the arguments, emphasizing the burden placed on the respondent and the Court due to the excessive length and complexity of the briefs. She suggested that the petitioner should have focused on consolidating the issues to reduce litigation costs. Corrigan expressed her intent to scrutinize future motions for excess-length filings more carefully and indicated a desire to amend court rules to allow the Chief Justice to make prompt decisions on such motions. This could enhance efficiency and resource management within the Court, as seen in practices from other states. Justice Young joined in her statement. Clerk Corbin R. Davis certified the order as a true copy.