Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan June 28, 2010 Marilyn Kelly, Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver 141182 Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. Stephen J. Markman PATRICK MCCARTHY, Diane M. Hathaway, Plaintiff-Appellant, Justices

v SC: 141182 COA: 295784 Oakland CC: 2008-089426-NO EDWARD SOSNICK, WENDY L. POTTS, KEVIN M OEFFNER, RICHARD M LYNCH, JEANNE STEMPIEN, KATHLEEN J.

MCCANN, THOMAS J RYAN, BARRY M GRANT, MICHAEL J TALBOT, DIANE M GARRISON, NANCY J DIEHL, RONALD F ROSE, NANCY J GRANT, GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL, and OAKLAND COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, Defendants-Appellees. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal prior to decision by the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because the Court is not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court before consideration by the Court of Appeals.

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 28, 2010 _________________________________________ d0621 Clerk