Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan March 24, 2021 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra 161007(45) David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Elizabeth T. Clement Megan K. Cavanagh COSETTE ROWLAND, Personal Representative, Elizabeth M. Welch, of the ESTATE OF VIRGINIA KERMATH, Justices Plaintiff-Appellant, SC: 161007 v COA: 345650 Oakland CC: 2016-156377-NO INDEPENDENCE VILLAGE OF OXFORD, LLC, UNIFIED MANAGEMENT SERVICES, and SENIOR VILLAGE MANAGEMENT, Defendants-Appellees. ___________________________________________/ On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of defendants-appellees to file a response to the brief amicus curiae of the Michigan Association for Justice is GRANTED. The response submitted on March 19, 2021, 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.

March 24, 2021 Clerk