Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan August 6, 2021 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra David F. Viviano 162777(41) Richard H. Bernstein Elizabeth T. Clement Megan K. Cavanagh PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Elizabeth M. Welch, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 162777 v COA: 352517 Saginaw CC: 17-043726-FC ALEXIS CHRISTINE WELSH, Defendant-Appellant. _____________________________________/ On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of plaintiff-appellee to extend the time for filing its Court-ordered answer is GRANTED. The answer will be accepted as timely filed if submitted on or before August 24, 2021.

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 6, 2021 Clerk