Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

December 21, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra 154622(65) Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein PATRICIA MERCHAND, Joan L. Larsen, Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices SC: 154622 v COA: 327272 Ingham CC: 12-001343-NH RICHARD L. CARPENTER M.D., Defendant-Appellant, and MID-MICHIGAN EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT, P.C., Defendant. ____________________________________/

On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of defendant-appellant to extend the time for filing his reply is GRANTED. The reply will be accepted as timely filed if submitted on or before December 27, 2016.

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. December 21, 2016 Clerk