Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan April 27, 2021 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice 161972 Brian K. Zahra David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Elizabeth T. Clement Megan K. Cavanagh PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Elizabeth M. Welch, Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices v SC: 161972 COA: 353242 Oakland CC: 2002-182924-FC ERIK NATHANIEL MUEHLENBEIN, Defendant-Appellant.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the May 27, 2020 order of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because the defendant has failed to meet the burden of establishing entitlement to relief under MCR 6.508(D).

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.

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