Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan September 21, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice 145808-15 & (33)(34)(35) Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway Mary Beth Kelly INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSION Brian K. Zahra, COMPANY, d/b/a ITC, Justices Plaintiff-Appellant, v SC: 145808 COA: 311949 Washtenaw CC: 11-001270-CC GREGORY K. BEABER, et al, Defendants-Appellees, and CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY, Appellee. _________________________________________/ INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY, d/b/a ITC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v SC: 145809 COA: 311988 Washtenaw CC: 11-001273-CC MATTHEW DIXON, et al, Defendants-Appellees, and CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY, Appellee. _________________________________________/ 2 INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY, d/b/a ITC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v SC: 145810 COA: 311989 Washtenaw CC: 11-001297-CC PATRICIA KUHN, et al, Defendants-Appellees, and CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY, Appellee. _________________________________________/ INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY, d/b/a ITC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v SC: 145811 COA: 311990 Washtenaw CC: 11-001299-CC ESTATE OF LILA SLAY, et al, Defendants-Appellees, and CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY, Appellee. _________________________________________/ INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY, d/b/a ITC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v SC: 145812 COA: 311991 Washtenaw CC: 11-001265-CC MICHAEL A. ROGERS, et al, Defendants-Appellees, and CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY, Appellee. _________________________________________/ 3 INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY, d/b/a ITC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v SC: 145813 COA: 311992 Washtenaw CC: 11-001269-CC DAVID C. LEMKE, et al, Defendants-Appellees, and CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY, Appellee. _________________________________________/ INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY, d/b/a ITC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v SC: 145814 COA: 311993 Washtenaw CC: 11-001276-CC WARREN L. SMITH, et al, Defendants-Appellees, and CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY, Appellee. _________________________________________/ INTERNATIONAL TRANSMISSION COMPANY, d/b/a ITC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v SC: 145815 COA: 311994 Washtenaw CC: 11-001279-CC HARRY B. LIOGGHIO, et al, Defendants-Appellees, and CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY, Appellee. _________________________________________/ 4 On order of the Court, the motions for immediate consideration and to waive the transcript requirement are GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the September 5, 2012 order of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should now be reviewed by this Court. The motion for stay is DENIED as 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. September 21, 2012 _________________________________________ p0918 Clerk