Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan August 8, 2019 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice David F. Viviano, Chief Justice Pro Tem 159884-9(67) Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra Richard H. Bernstein VITA S. SHANNON, Elizabeth T. Clement Plaintiff-Appellant, Megan K. Cavanagh, Justices SC: 159884-9 v COA: 339944, 343213, 343886, 344356, 344418 & 346344 Oakland CC: 2017-852916-DC ARON L. RALSTON, Defendant-Appellee. _________________________________________/ On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of defendant-appellee to extend the time for filing his answer is GRANTED. The answer will be accepted as timely filed if submitted on or before August 23, 2019.

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.

August 8, 2019 Clerk