Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

December 12, 2007 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice

Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly 133682(59) Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman, Justices STATE NEWS, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 133682 v COA: 271433 Ingham CC: 06-000674-CZ MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________________________

On order of the Chief Justice, the motion by the Regents of the University of Michigan and others for leave to file a brief amicus curiae 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. December 12, 2007 _________________________________________ Clerk