Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan March 31, 2006 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice 130706 Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan _________________________________________ Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman, IN RE TERRENCE WEST, JR., and STEPHEN Justices WOODS, JR., Minors _________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner-Appellee, v SC: 130706 COA: 264194 Berrien CC Family Division: 03-000066-NA LAREE J. PATTON, Respondent-Appellant, and TERRENCE WEST, SR., and STEPHEN WOODS, SR., Respondents. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the February 14, 2006 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the question 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.

March 31, 2006 _________________________________________ s0328 Clerk