Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan December 21, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra 154065 Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein SUSAN R. BANK, Joan L. Larsen, Plaintiff-Appellant, Justices

v SC: 154065 COA: 326668 Oakland CC: 2014-139221-CL MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION- NEA and NOVI EDUCATION ASSOCIATION MEA-NEA, Defendants-Appellees.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the May 26, 2016 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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