Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

November 17, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra 154030(72) Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein RALPH SKIDMORE, JR., Individually and as Joan L. Larsen, Personal Representative of the Estate of Justices CATHERINE DAWN SKIDMORE, Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 154030 v COA: 323757 Calhoun CC: 12-001595-NH CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________/

On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of the Michigan Manufacturers Association to participate as amicus curiae and to file an amicus brief in support of the application for leave to appeal is GRANTED. The amicus brief submitted on November 10, 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. November 17, 2016 Clerk