Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan October 18, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra 152927 Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Joan L. Larsen, SUSANA E. NARVAEZ TERAN, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 152927 COA: 322016 Otsego CC: 10-013744-DP MICHAEL R. RITTLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the November 17, 2015 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court.

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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