Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan August 18, 2021 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra David F. Viviano 163161(21) Richard H. Bernstein Elizabeth T. Clement Megan K. Cavanagh Elizabeth M. Welch, THOMAS WILKOS, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, SC: 163161 v COA: 356290 Oakland CC: 2020-182942-NF ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY and ALLSTATE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendants-Appellants. _________________________________________/ On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of plaintiff-appellee to extend the time for filing his answer to the application for leave to appeal is GRANTED. The answer submitted on July 23, 2021, is accepted as timely filed.

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 18, 2021 Clerk