Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan June 23, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice 131382 Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver _________________________________________ Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. IN RE SAMANTHA NICOLE CLIFFORD Stephen J. Markman, and ZACHARY WILLIAM CLIFFORD, Minors. Justices _________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner-Appellee, v SC: 131382 COA: 266606 St. Joseph CC Family Division: 04-000869-NA DENNIS CLIFFORD, Respondent-Appellant, and TERESA JO CLIFFORD, Respondent.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the May 11, 2006 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court.

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.

June 23, 2006 _________________________________________ s0620 Clerk