Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan September 20, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice 130929-31 Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan CHRISTOHER PURCELL, Robert P. Young, Jr. Plaintiff-Appellee, Stephen J. Markman, Justices v SC: 130929-31 COA: 266114; 267831; 267832 St. Joseph CC: 03-000617-NH STURGIS HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellant, and EDWARD GRIFFIN, M.D., EDWARD GRIFFIN, M.D., P.C., JOHN COLIN KIRKPATRICK, M.D., JOHN COLIN KIRKPATRICK, M.D., P.C., ROME AHUJA, M.D., ROME AHUJA, M.D., P.C., YAHYA ALBEER, M.D., YAHYA ALBEER, M.D., P.C., RAYMOND RANDONOVICH, D.O., RAYMOND RANDONOVICH, D.O., P.C., and THOMAS BRENNER, M.D., Defendants.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the March 3, 2006 order of the Court of Appeals is considered and, it appearing to this Court that the case of Stamplis v St. John Health System (Docket No. 126980) is pending on appeal before this Court and that the decision in that case may resolve an issue raised in the present application for leave to appeal, we ORDER that the application be held in ABEYANCE pending the decision in that case.

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.

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