Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan September 3, 2013 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh Stephen J. Markman 146615 Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 146615 COA: 312942 Saginaw CC: 93-008280-FH JAMES EDWARD HARDY, JR., Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 27, 2012 order of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because the defendant’s motion for relief from judgment is prohibited by MCR 6.502(G).

I, Larry S. Royster, 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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