Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan July 2, 2019 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice 158462 & (52)(53) David F. Viviano, Chief Justice Pro Tem Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra MARGARET A. BACON, Richard H. Bernstein Plaintiff-Appellee, Elizabeth T. Clement Megan K. Cavanagh, Justices v SC: 158462 COA: 339009 Court of Claims: 16-000312-MM STATE OF MICHIGAN and DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Defendants-Appellants.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the motions to hold the defendants’ application for leave to appeal in abeyance for Mays v Governor (Docket Nos. 157335-7, 157340-2) and to expedite consideration are considered, and they are GRANTED in part. We ORDER that the application for leave to appeal the August 16, 2018 judgment of the Court of Appeals be held in ABEYANCE pending the decisions in Mays.

CLEMENT, J., not participating due to her prior involvement as chief legal counsel for the Governor.

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.

July 2, 2019 a0624 Clerk