Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

December 18, 2019 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice

David F. Viviano, Chief Justice Pro Tem

158150(70) Stephen J. Markman 158151 Brian K. Zahra Richard H. Bernstein Elizabeth T. Clement Megan K. Cavanagh, PROGRESS MICHIGAN, Justices Plaintiff-Appellant, SC: 158150, 158151 v COA: 340921, 340956 Ct of Claims: 17-000093-MZ ATTORNEY GENERAL, Defendant-Appellee. __________________________________________/

On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of the Michigan Association for Justice to participate as amicus curiae and file a brief amicus curiae is GRANTED. The amicus brief submitted on December 13, 2019, is accepted for filing.

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 18, 2019

Clerk