Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

January 22, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

Stephen J. Markman 151679(25) Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Joan L. Larsen, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 151679 v COA: 325132 Crawford CC: 2013-003572-FH JAMES RODNEY PERNA, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________/

On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of plaintiff-appellee to extend the Court- ordered time for filing an answer to the application for leave to appeal is GRANTED. The answer will be accepted as timely filed if submitted on or before January 25, 2016.

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 22, 2016