Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan March 17, 2015 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice 150214(39) Stephen J. Markman Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack KAREN ELAINE KEYWORTH, Personal David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein, Representative of the Estate of ANDREW BALL, Justices JR., and ELAINE PULLEN BALL, Plaintiffs-Appellees, SC: 150214 v COA: 314861 Ct of Claims: 12-000128-MH STATE OF MICHIGAN, DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS’ AFFAIRS, and GRAND RAPIDS HOME FOR VETERANS, Defendants-Appellants. ________________________________________/ On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of the South Haven Community Hospital Authority, the West Shore Medical Center, and the Kalkaska Memorial Health Center to participate as amici curiae is GRANTED. The amicus brief submitted on March 5, 2015, in support of defendants-appellants’ 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.

March 17, 2015