LISA MONTRIEF V MACON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
Megan K. Cavanagh,
Chief Justice
Brian K. Zahra
Richard H. Bernstein
Elizabeth M. Welch
Kyra H. Bolden
Kimberly A. Thomas
Noah P. Hood,
Justices
Order
June 17, 2026
SC: 169289
COA: 366016
Lenawee CC: 2021-216712-AA
LISA MONTRIEF, DEAN T. MONTRIEF,
STEVE BAILEY, DANIEL MILLS, JANET
M. MILLS, COLIN ROEHM, ANJLIA MASLAK,
TRUMAN CARRICO, KIMBERLY SELLERS
CARRICO, JOSEPH R. RINE, LEESA R. RINE,
MICHAEL RINE, JOSEPH DOWNARD,
MARTHA DROW, VICTORIA L. ROBERTS,
CHIP ROBERTS, DARWIN SCHOEFF,
JOANNE SCHOEFF, DAVID SQUIRES, HELEN
SQUIRES, RONALD G. JOHNSON, WILLIAM A.
BEDELL, DONALD SCHROEDER, MARJORIE
MONAGIN, BARBARA KORICAN, KEITH
PRICE, JUDITH BAILEY, WILLIAM BAILEY,
JOE E. O’NEAL, KAREN KOYKKA O’NEAL,
and TECUMSEH MILLS AIRPORT, LLC,
Appellees,
v
MACON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES,
Appellee,
and
MUSTANG MILE SOLAR ENERGY, LLC, and
CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY,
Intervening Appellants.
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 6, 2025
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral
argument on the application. MCR 7.305(I)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs
in accordance with MCR 7.312(E), addressing: (1) whether the Court of Appeals erred in
holding that the Lenawee Circuit Court, in affirming the decision of the Macon Township
Board of Trustees, applied incorrect legal principles; (2) whether the Court of Appeals
erred in holding that the circuit court misapprehended or grossly misapplied the substantial
evidence test to the township board of trustees’ factual findings; and (3) whether the Court

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I, Elizabeth Kingston-Miller, 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.
June 17, 2026
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Clerk
of Appeals erred in deciding the case on grounds not raised by the parties. The total time
allowed for oral argument shall be 40 minutes: 20 minutes for the appellants, and 20
minutes for the appellees, to be divided at their discretion. MCR 7.314(B)(2).
Amici who appeared at the application stage are invited to file supplemental briefs
amicus curiae. The Michigan Municipal League, Michigan Townships Association,
Michigan Association of Counties, and the Government Law Section of the State Bar of
Michigan are invited to file briefs amicus curiae. Other persons or groups interested in the
determination of the issues presented in this case who are not exempt from the motion
requirement under MCR 7.312(H) may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus
curiae.

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