Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan July 13, 2011 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly 142237 & (39) Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway Mary Beth Kelly SHERRY LOAR, MICHELLE BERRY, Brian K. Zahra, and PAULETTE SILVERSON, Justices Plaintiffs-Appellants, v SC: 142237 COA: 294087 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES and DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Defendants-Appellees. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the motion for leave to file brief amicus curiae is GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the September 22, 2010 order of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because the questions presented are moot. I, Corbin R. Davis, 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. July 13, 2011 _________________________________________ d0706 Clerk