Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan October 29, 2013 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice 147758(51) Michael F. Cavanagh Stephen J. Markman Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra MICHIGAN COALITION OF STATE Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano, EMPLOYEE UNIONS, INTERNATIONAL Justices UNION UAW AND LOCAL 6000, MICHIGAN CORRECTIONS ORGANIZATION/SEIU, MICHIGAN PUBLIC EMPLOYEES/SEIU LOCAL 517M, MICHIGAN STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, AFSCME LOCAL 5, MICHIGAN AFSCME COUNCIL 25, ANTHONY MCNEILL, RAY HOLMAN, ANDREW POTTER, ED CLEMENTS, AMY LIPSET, WILLIAM RUHF, KENNETH MOORE, RUSSELL WATERS, MARK MOZDZEN, and KATHLEEN WINE/ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, Plaintiffs-Appellees, SC: 147758 v COA: 314048 Ct of Claims: 12-000017-MM STATE OF MICHIGAN, STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM, STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, DEPARTMENT/DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, DIRECTOR OF RETIREMENT SERVICES OFFICE, and STATE TREASURER, Defendants-Appellants. ________________________________________/ On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of the Civil Service Commission to participate as amicus curiae is GRANTED. The brief submitted by the Civil Service Commissioner on October 24, 2013, in opposition to the application for leave to appeal 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. October 29, 2013 Clerk