City of Riverview v. State, 808 N.W.2d 532

Plaintiff City of Riverview appeals a Court of Claims order dismissing the case for lack of jurisdiction.
The underlying dispute concerns NPDES stormwater permits issued by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for municipal storm sewer systems.
Plaintiff asserts Headlee Amendment violations (Article 9, §29) with MOS and POUM theories and seeks money damages and declaratory relief.
Court of Claims held it lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over Headlee claims, including MOS claims seeking damages.
Headlee confers original jurisdiction to the Court of Appeals for §32 challenges, with venue in the Court of Appeals or circuit court, not the Court of Claims for these claims.
The court reasoned the Court of Claims is not the proper forum for Headlee actions, given the exclusive nature of MOS and POUM remedies and statutory/judicial structure.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether Court of Claims has jurisdiction over Headlee MOS claims	Riverview argues Court of Claims has concurrent MOS jurisdiction.	MDEQ argues Court of Claims lacks jurisdiction for Headlee MA claims, including MOS.	Court of Claims lacks jurisdiction over Headlee MOS claims.

Wayne Co Chief Executive v Governor, 230 Mich App 258 (1998) (monetary relief not proper for POUM; Court of Claims lacks jurisdiction absent damages)
Durant v Michigan, 456 Mich 175 (1997) (monetary relief typically not necessary in §29 Headlee cases)
Oakland Co v Michigan, 456 Mich 144 (1997) (MOS claims handling discussed; jurisdiction questions)
Livingston Co v Dep’t of Mgt & Budget, 430 Mich 635 (1988) (MOS jurisdiction considerations mentioned)
Gebhardt v O’Rourke, 444 Mich 535 (1994) (specific vs general statutory jurisdiction controls)
Bradley v Saranac Community Sch Bd of Ed, 455 Mich 285 (1997) (expressio unius est exclusio alterius principle applied)
Romulus City Treasurer v Wayne Co Drain Comm’r, 413 Mich 728 (1982) (tax tribunal relevance to Headlee contexts)