Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

March 5, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

143915 Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway Mary Beth Kelly LYNN M. GALLAGHER-McCARTHY, Brian K. Zahra, Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices

v SC: 143915 COA: 301687 Oakland CC Family Division: 98-605074-DM PATRICK McCARTHY, Defendant-Appellant.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 22, 2011 order 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. March 5, 2012 _________________________________________ p0227 Clerk