Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan March 30, 2018 Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack 157340-2(97) David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Kurtis T. Wilder Elizabeth T. Clement, MELISSA MAYS, MICHAEL ADAM MAYS, Justices JACQUELINE PEMBERTON, KEITH JOHN PEMBERTON, ELNORA CARTHAN, RHONDA KELSO, and ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED Plaintiffs-Appellees, SC: 157340-2 v COA: 335555, 335725, 335726 Ct of Claims: 16-000017-MM GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN, STATE OF MICHIGAN, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendants-Appellees, and DARNELL EARLEY and JERRY AMBROSE, Defendants-Appellants, and CITY OF FLINT, Not Participating. _________________________________________/ On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of plaintiffs-appellees to extend the time for filing their answer to the application for leave to appeal is GRANTED. The answer will be accepted for filing if submitted on or before May 3, 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.

March 30, 2018 Clerk