Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan June 27, 2014 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh 149411(44) Stephen J. Markman Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra MELISSA RENEE POAG-EMERY, Bridget M. McCormack Plaintiff-Appellant, David F. Viviano, Justices SC: 149411 v COA: 318401 Kent CC: 08-001251-DM MATTHEW JOHN EMERY, Defendant-Appellee. ________________________________________/ On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of A Better Balance, The Alliance: State Advocates for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, Carr Center for Reproductive Justice at New York University School of Law, Deborah M. Fisch, J.D., National Advocates for Pregnant Women, National Organization for Women Foundation, and National Organization for Women Michigan to participate as amicus curiae is GRANTED. The amicus brief submitted on June 25, 2014, in support of the application for leave to appeal is accepted for filing.

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.

June 27, 2014