Michigan appeals court halts Ingham County judge's rulings that Detroit bankruptcy was improper [View all]
Source: Detroit Free Press
The Michigan Court of Appeals has granted a stay of Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina’s rulings that Detroit’s bankruptcy filing violated the state’s constitution.
The three-judge panel, consisting of Appeals Judges Michael Kelly, Patrick Meter and Stephen Borrello, ruled Tuesday afternoon that the order in three cases involving Detroit’s pension systems and the temporary restraining order against moving forward with the bankruptcy was halted pending the resolution of the case.
The panel’s ruling also prohibits Aquilina from having any further proceedings on the matter pending the resolution of the appeal.
Aquilina ruled last week that the bankruptcy filing should be withdrawn and placed a temporary restraining order against any further bankruptcy proceedings because it violates the state constitution provision which prohibits tampering or diminishing pension benefits. The state Attorney General’s office immediately appealed the ruling.
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