Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

January 24, 2014 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

Michael F. Cavanagh Stephen J. Markman 145773(73) Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano, Justices ESTATE OF BARBARA JOHNSON, by JOEDEANNA JOHNSON, Successor Personal Representative, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 145773 v COA: 297066 Wexford CC: 07-020602-NH ROBERT F. KOWALSKI, M.D., Defendant-Appellant,

and

TRINITY HEALTH-MICHIGAN, d/b/a MERCY HOSPITAL CADILLAC, FOUR SEASONS EMERGENCY ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., and MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER, Defendants. _________________________________________/

On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of the Michigan Association for Justice to participate as amicus curiae and to file an amicus curiae brief is GRANTED. The amicus brief submitted on January 21, 2014, 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. January 24, 2014 Clerk