Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan November 22, 2005 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh 128340(36) Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 128340 v COA: 256534 Kent CC: 01-002731-FC KENNETH JAY HOULIHAN, Defendant-Appellant. _____________________________________

On order of the Chief Justice, the motion by the Attorney General to file a brief amicus curiae in this case is considered and it is GRANTED.

I, Corbin R. Davis, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.

November 22, 2005 _________________________________________ Clerk