Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan June 10, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra 152383 Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Joan L. Larsen, RUBEN CASTRO and CHRISTY CASTRO, Justices Plaintiffs-Appellees, v SC: 152383 COA: 316639 Washtenaw CC: 13-000138-NH JAMES ALAN GOULET, MD and JAMES ALAN GOULET, MD, PC, Defendants-Appellants, and STEPHEN R. TOLHURST, MD, Defendant. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the August 20, 2015 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1).

The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order addressing whether the filing of a motion for an extension of time to file an affidavit of merit, which is subsequently granted, is sufficient to toll the statute of limitations. The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.

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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