Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan October 10, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh 129825(41) Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman, KENNETH KARACZEWSKI, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 129825 v COA: 256172 WCAC: 02-000480 FARBMAN STEIN & COMPANY and NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendants-Appellants. ____________________________________ On order of the Chief Justice, the motion by defendants-appellants for extension of time to file their reply brief 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.

October 10, 2006 _________________________________________ Clerk