Judge urged to add $30M award to Detroit property tax bills
DETROIT (AP) — A company awarded nearly $30 million in a dispute with Detroit schools is asking a judge to add it to property tax bills.
Sodexo Management is trying to collect an arbitrator's award over unpaid bills. Sodexo provided custodial and maintenance services to the Detroit district until the company terminated the contract in 2014.
Federal Judge Mark Goldsmith upheld the arbitrator's decision in August. Now Sodexo wants Goldsmith to order the city to pay up through a special levy on Detroit property taxes.
But lawyers for the city and the school district say Goldsmith should stay on the sideline and let a Wayne County judge look at the tax issue. Goldsmith has set a hearing for Nov. 30.
Meanwhile, interest on the award is accruing at 1 percent per month.
New Wayne County Friend of the Court phone number
Starting December 1, the Wayne County Friend of the Court will have a new phone number due to improvements in technology at the state level.
The new phone number will be: 1-877-543-2660.
The old number, 313-224-5300, will continue to be used for some time to allow customers a chance to adjust to the new phone number. However, that number will eventually be phased out.
DMBA Jingle Mingle Holiday Celebration
Ring in the holiday season with the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association at the Hard Rock Cafe at Campus Martius, 800 Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit. This special event will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1. Share conversation, memories and laughs with colleagues and friends as everyone begins to look back at the best of 2016 and forward to the promise of 2017. Law students are welcome to attend. Registration is $30 for DMBA members and $40 for non-members, and includes light appetizers and one drink ticket. Members of the judiciary are welcome to attend for free. Parking will be validated in the Visitor Parking Structure which is located behind Hard Rock Cafe on Farmer and Monroe Street. Guests should pull a ticket and bring it in for validation. For more information about this event, contact Darlene Trudell at (313) 961-6120 or dtrudell@detroitlawyer.org.
Wolverine Bar and D. Augustus Straker Bar Holiday Party Dec. 8
Join the celebration with good food, music and holiday cheer from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 at The A-Bar at the Atheneum Hotel, 1000 Brush Street in Detroit. Sponsored by Allen Brothers, PLLC, the proceeds from this event will benefit Just the Beginning-Detroit Summer Legal Institute. Admission to the party is $15 for law students, $25 for members and $35 for non-members (cash or checks accepted at the door). RSVP to holidayparty2016@outlook.com. On-site valet parking is available.
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