Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan December 11, 2008 Clifford W. Taylor, Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan 135787(87) Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman, Justices

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 135787 v COA: 277905 Wayne CC: 06-008116 LINCOLN WATKINS, Defendant-Appellant. ___________________________________

On order of the Chief Justice, the motion by Ralph Edward Parish 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 11, 2008 _________________________________________ Clerk