Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan March 10, 2020 Bridget M. McCormack, Chief Justice David F. Viviano, Chief Justice Pro Tem 159856(83) Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra Richard H. Bernstein 2 CROOKED CREEK LLC and RUSSIAN Elizabeth T. Clement FERRO ALLOYS, INC., Megan K. Cavanagh, Justices Plaintiffs-Appellants, SC: 159856 v COA: 342797 Ct of Claims: 14-000181-MZ CASS COUNTY TREASURER, Defendant-Appellee. ______________________________________/ On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of the Michigan Department of Treasury to file a brief amicus curiae is GRANTED. The amicus brief submitted on March 6, 2020, 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. March 10, 2020 Clerk