Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

December 28, 2017 Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice

Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack 154622(75) David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Kurtis T. Wilder PATRICIA MERCHAND, Elizabeth T. Clement, 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 brief is GRANTED. The reply brief will be accepted as timely filed if submitted on or before January 5, 2018.

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 28, 2017

Clerk