COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A Branch County Probate Judge, sitting as a circuit judge, has temporarily halted a class action lawsuit challenging the Coldwater Board of Public Utilities (CBPU) payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) fee. Judge Kirk Kasian issued the stay, pausing the discovery process while the court considers the City of Coldwater’s request to dismiss the case entirely. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of nearly 7,000 customers, alleges that t…