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Class Actions

Class Actionsadmin_kickham2026-04-07T17:23:48+00:00

Frequently Asked Questions About Municipal Class Actions

Mate v. City of Coldwater, Michigan

2025-12-08 Complaint – Mate v. City of Coldwater

2026-02-18 Defendant City of Coldwater’s Motion for Summary Disposition of Plaintiff’s Class Action Complaint Under MCR 2.116(C)(8)

2026-03-20 Defendant City of Coldwater’s Motion and Incorporated Brief in Support for Protective Order to Stay Discovery

2026-03-30 Plaintiff’s MSD and Brief in Support as to Count I

2026-04-06 Plaintiff’s Response to City’s Motion for Stay of Discovery

“PILOT Charge 101”

Farmer v. City of Chicago

Operative Complaint

2024-09-19 Plaintiff’s Fourth Amended Complaint and Jury Demand (“FAC”)

2025-07-11 Order Denying City’s Motion to Dismiss FAC

2025-09-09 City’s Answer to FAC

2025-09-29 Plaintiff’s Reply to City’s Answer and Affirmative Defenses

Plaintiff’s Evidence Outline & Supporting Exhibits

2026-03-27 Plaintiff’s Evidence Outline

Exhibits to Section 1 of Evidence Outline Unfair Discrimination Claim – Full Set

Exhibits to Section 2 of Evidence Outline Exorbitant Rate Claim-Full Set

Class Certification

2025-09-29 Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification with Brief in Support and Exhibits 1-6

2026-02-20 City of Chicago’s Opposition to Class Certification

2026-02-24 Plaintiff’s Reply Brief in Support of her Motion for Class Certification

Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on the Senior Sewer Exemption

2025-08-01 Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion for Partial Summary Judgment re. Senior Sewer Exemption

2026-03-27 City’s Response to Plaintiff’s MPSJ

2026-04-01 Plaintiff’s Reply Brief in Support of Renewed Motion for Partial Summary Judgment re.Senior Sewer Exemption

Ajax Metal Processing, Inc. v. City of Detroit

2023-11-27 Plaintiff’s Class Action Complaint and Jury Demand

2025-09-11 Plaintiff’s Brief in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion for Summary Disposition with Exhibits

2025-09-12 Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification

2025-12-03 Opinion & Order Denying City’s MSD (C)(10)

(CERA) Wolf v. City of Detroit

Operative ComplaintĀ 

ECF No. 47 – Plaintiff’s Second Amended Class Action Complaint

ECF No. 51 – City’s Answer to Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint with Exhibits

Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion for Partial Summary Judgment – Obstacle Preemption

ECF No. 50 – Plaintiff’s Renewed Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on the Issue of Obstacle Preemption with Exhibits

ECF No. 55 – City’s Response Brief in Opposition to Plaintiff’s MPSJ with Exhibits

ECF No. 57 Reply Brief in Support of MPSJ with Exhibits

Supplemental Briefing on the Issue of Standing

ECF No. 60 Order For Supplemental Briefing and Setting Date for Oral Argument

ECF No. 65 – Plaintiff’s Supplemental Brief on the Issue of Article III Standing

ECF No. 66 City’s Supplemental Brief on Issue of Standing

ECF No. 69 Opinion and Order Dismissing Case for Lack of Standing

Plaintiff’s Appeal to Sixth Circuit

Doc. 22 – Brief of Appellant Laurence Wolf (11-12-25)

Doc. 25 – Defendant-Appellee City of Detroit’s Brief on Appeal

Doc. 28 – Reply Brief of Appellant Laurence Wolf-filed 2026-03-07

Eisenberg v. George W. Kuhn Drainage District

Operative Complaint & Responding Summary Disposition MotionĀ 

2023-05-18 Class Action Complaint and Jury Demand

2023-07-2025 GWKDD’s Motion for Summary Disposition Pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(7) and (C)(8) 2024-01-24

2024-01-24 Order Regarding GWKDD’s Motion for Summary Disposition Pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(7) and MCR 2.116(C)(8)

Interlocutory Appeal

2024-07-10 Order of COA Granting Leave to Appeal and Staying the Case

2024-10-30 DA George W. Kuhn Drainage District’s Brief on Appeal

2024-11-19 Plaintiff’s Brief on Cross-Appeal

2024-12-04 Plaintiff -Appellee’s Brief on Appeal

2025-02-13 GWKDD’s Combined Cross-Appellee’s Brief and Reply Brief on Primary Appeal

2025-03-07 Cross Appellant’s Reply Brief on Cross Appeal re Assumpsit

Michigan Court of Appeals Oral Argument [start @ 23:45.]

MCOA Oral Arguments January 7, 2026 – Panel 2

Wolf v. Great Lakes Water Authority (IWC)

2026-01-27 Order Denying Defendants’ Motion for Summary Disposition

2026-03-05 Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration

2026-04-03 Plaintiff’ First Amended Class Action Complaint with Exhibits

Phothisian v. City of Holland

2025-03-14 Plaintiff’s Class Action Complaint

2025-08-29 Order Dismissing Case

Appeal to Michigan Court of Appeals

2026-01-13 Plaintiff-Appellant’s Brief on Appeal and Appendix of Exhibits in Support Vol. I-III

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