Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan May 25, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice 144304 & (30) Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway Mary Beth Kelly ROGER NEWELL and ARELENE NEWELL, Brian K. Zahra, Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants- Justices Appellants, v SC: 144304 COA: 299543 Lapeer CC: 09-041526-CZ VILLAGE OF OTTER LAKE, Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff- Appellee, and COUNTY OF LAPEER, Defendant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the motion for leave to file brief amicus curiae is GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the November 15, 2011 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions 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.

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