Department of Transportation v. Dibdetroit LLC

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: August 12, 2020
• Docket: 161778
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

August 12, 2020 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice

David F. Viviano, Chief Justice Pro Tem 161760-78(112)(114)(115) Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Richard H. Bernstein Elizabeth T. Clement Plaintiff-Appellee, Megan K. Cavanagh, SC: 161760 Justices

v COA: 345708 Wayne CC: 17-000536-CC RIVERVIEW-TRENTON RAILROAD COMPANY and CENTRAL TRANSPORT, LLC, Defendants-Appellants, and

CITY OF DETROIT, DOME PIPELINE CORPORATION, DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY, EES COKE BATTERY, LLC, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF DETROIT, EDW C. LEVY CO., HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC., INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY, J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK, NA, S&L DEVELOPMENT CO., and UNITED STATES STEEL CORP., Defendants. __________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 161761 v COA: 346105 Wayne CC: 17-000530-CC CROWN ENTERPRISES, INC., Defendant-Appellant, and

CITY OF DETROIT and DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Defendants. __________________________________________ 2

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 161762 v COA: 346106 Wayne CC: 17-000531-CC CROWN ENTERPRISES, INC., Defendant-Appellant, and

CITY OF DETROIT, Defendant. __________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 161763 v COA: 346107 Wayne CC: 17-000533-CC DIBDETROIT, LLC, Defendant-Appellant, and

CITY OF DETROIT, Defendant. __________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 161764 v COA: 346108 Wayne CC: 17-000534-CC DIBDETROIT, LLC, Defendant-Appellant, and

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Defendant. __________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 161765 v COA: 346109 3

Wayne CC: 17-000537-CC DETROIT INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, and

CITY OF DETROIT and DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Defendants. __________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 161766 v COA: 346110 Wayne CC: 17-000538-CC CROWN ENTERPRISES, INC., Defendant-Appellant, and

WAYNE SCRAP IRON & METAL COMPANY and CITY OF DETROIT, Defendants. __________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 161767 v COA: 346111 Wayne CC: 17-000539-CC DIBDETROIT, LLC, Defendant-Appellant, and

CITY OF DETROIT, BENJAMIN ZUCKER or His Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees and Assigns, and ROSE ZUCKER or Her Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees and Assigns, Defendants. __________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, 4

SC: 161768 v COA: 346112 Wayne CC: 17-000540-CC CROWN ENTERPRISES, INC., Defendant-Appellant, and

ARCOLA CLARK or Her Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees and Assigns, GWENDOLYN MARIE SMITH or Her Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees and Assigns, and CITY OF DETROIT, Defendants. __________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 161769 v COA: 346113 Wayne CC: 17-000541-CC CROWN ENTERPRISES, INC., Defendant-Appellant, and

CITY OF DETROIT, Defendant. __________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 161770 v COA: 346114 Wayne CC: 17-000542-CC CROWN ENTERPRISES, INC., Defendant-Appellant, and

CITY OF DETROIT, DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY, EXPRESS SERVICE ENTERPRISES, INC., FLAGSTAR BANCORP, INC., THOMAS MCALLEN or His Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees and Assigns, AILEEN MCALLEN or Her Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees and Assigns, BUSINESS 5

LOAN CENTER, LLC, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY/ INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, and AFT INVESTMENTS, LLC, Defendants. __________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 161771 v COA: 346115 Wayne CC: 17-000544-CC DIBDETROIT, LLC, Defendant-Appellant, and

MORTON INDUSTRIAL GROUP, INC., as Successor in Interest to MCLOUTH STEEL CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, and CITY OF DETROIT, Defendants. __________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 161772 v COA: 346116 Wayne CC: 17-000545-CC DIBDETROIT, LLC, Defendant-Appellant, and

IRENE GARZA and CITY OF DETROIT, Defendants. __________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 161773 v COA: 346117 Wayne CC: 17-000546-CC CROWN ENTERPRISES, INC., Defendant-Appellant, 6

and

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES and CITY OF DETROIT, Defendants. __________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 161774 v COA: 346118 Wayne CC: 17-000547-CC CROWN ENTERPRISES, INC., Defendant-Appellant, and

CURTIS PENICK and CITY OF DETROIT, Defendants. __________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 161775 v COA: 346119 Wayne CC: 17-000548-CC CROWN ENTERPRISES, INC., Defendant-Appellant, and

RYE GENTRY TRUCKING, INC., CAROL A. GENTRY TRUST DATED 11/8/2000 As it May be Amended, and CAROL A. GENTRY, Individually and as Trustee, Defendants. __________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 161776 v COA: 346120 Wayne CC: 17-006977-CC DIBDETROIT, LLC, Defendant-Appellant, 7

CITY OF DETROIT, Defendant. __________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 161777 v COA: 346121 Wayne CC: 17-006979-CC DIBDETROIT, LLC, Defendant-Appellant, and

CITY OF DETROIT, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, SAMIR HABIBSHAMKH AL-FATLAWI, MARIA ANTONIETA PARDO-DE-GARCIA, MARJORIE ZAIZAR, and RAMIRO ZAIZAR, Defendants. __________________________________________

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 161778 v COA: 346122 Wayne CC: 17-006980-CC DIBDETROIT, LLC, Defendant-Appellant, and

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Defendant. __________________________________________ 8

On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of plaintiff-appellee to extend the time for filing its answer to the application for leave to appeal is GRANTED. The answer will be accepted as timely filed if submitted on or before September 17, 2020. On further order of the Chief Justice, the motions for the temporary admission of out-of-state attorneys Hamish P.M. Hume and Samuel Kaplan to appear and practice in these cases under MCR 8.126(A) are GRANTED.

I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court. August 12, 2020

Clerk