Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan May 10, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan 126121(66) Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman, Justices NATIONAL WINE & SPIRITS, INC., NWS MICHIGAN, INC., and NATIONAL WINE & SPIRITS, L.L.C., Plaintiffs-Appellants, SC: 126121 v CoA: 243524 Ingham CC: 02-000013-CZ STATE OF MICHIGAN, Defendant-Appellee, and MICHIGAN BEER & WINE WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION, Intervening Defendant-Appellee. _______________________________________ On order of the Chief Justice, the motion by General Wine & Liquor, Inc. and Vintage Wine Company for leave 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.

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