Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan March 8, 2011 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice 141884 Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway Mary Beth Kelly FRANCES COLUCCI HILL, as Personal Brian K. Zahra, Representative for the ESTATE OF ROBERT Justices HILL, Deceased Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 141884 COA: 297372 Marquette CC: 07-045013-NH JAMES H. MERING, III, M.D., Defendant-Appellant, and JOEL A. JOHNSON, M.D., RYAN D.

EDWARDS, M.D., LARRY LEWIS, M.D., and MARQUETTE GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC., Defendants. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the August 27, 2010 order 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 8, 2011 _________________________________________ y0228 Clerk