Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan March 31, 2015 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Stephen J. Markman Mary Beth Kelly 149230 & (77)(80)(88) Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein, JAMES R. HOLTON and NANCY M. Justices HOLTON, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross- Appellees, v SC: 149230 COA: 308454 Oakland CC: 2011-121522-CH CAROLE L. WARD, Defendant-Appellee/Cross- Appellant.

____________________________________/ On order of the Court, the motion to file a response brief is GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the January 23, 2014 judgment of the Court of Appeals and the application for leave to appeal as cross-appellant are considered, and they are DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court. The motion for sanctions is DENIED.

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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