Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

May 21, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

144520-3 Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway ABELARDO MORALEZ, Mary Beth Kelly Petitioner-Appellant, Brian K. Zahra, Justices v SC: 144520 COA: 303831 Jackson CC: 11-000752-PH PATRICK PATTERSON, Respondent-Appellee.

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ABELARDO MORALEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v SC: 144521 COA: 303832 Jackson CC: 11-000753-PH DENNIS WAYNE PATTERSON, Respondent-Appellee.

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ABELARDO MORALEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v SC: 144522 COA: 303834 Jackson CC: 11-000754-PH CHRISTOPHER JAMES TEEGARDIN, Respondent-Appellee.

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ABELARDO MORALEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v SC: 144523 COA: 303835 Jackson CC: 11-000755-PH 2

MICHAEL PATRICK TEEGARDIN, Respondent-Appellee.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 20, 2011 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. May 21, 2012 _________________________________________ d0514 Clerk