Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

January 25, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

143742 Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway Mary Beth Kelly ANNE K. DAVIDSON, Brian K. Zahra, Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices

v SC: 143742 COA: 298746 Tuscola CC: 08-024763-DO RICHARD D. DAVIDSON, Defendant-Appellant.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the August 9, 2011 judgment 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. January 25, 2012 _________________________________________ p0118 Clerk