Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

October 18, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra 154062(63) Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein MENARD, INC., Joan L. Larsen, Petitioner-Appellant, Justices SC: 154062 v COA: 325718 Tax Tribunal: 00-441600, 14-001918-TT CITY OF ESCANABA, Respondent-Appellee. _________________________________________/

On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of the Michigan Retailers Association and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce to file a brief amicus curiae is GRANTED. The amicus brief submitted on October 12, 2016, 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. October 18, 2016 Clerk