Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

October 24, 2011 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

142985 Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway Mary Beth Kelly PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Brian K. Zahra, Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices

v SC: 142985 COA: 301533 Dickinson CC: 06-003648-FC STEVEN RAY BLOCKSOM, Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/

On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the March 18, 2011 order of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because the defendant has failed to meet the burden of establishing entitlement to relief under MCR 6.508(D).

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. October 24, 2011 _________________________________________ y1017 Clerk