Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan November 27, 2013 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice Michael F. Cavanagh Stephen J. Markman 147883-7(48) Mary Beth Kelly Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano, MENARD, INC., Justices Plaintiff-Appellant, SC: 147883 v COA: 310399 Ct of Claims: 10-000082-MT DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, Defendant-Appellee, and STATE TREASURER and STATE OF MICHIGAN, Defendants. ___________________________________/ SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO., Plaintiff-Appellant, SC: 147884 v COA: 311053 Ct of Claims: 09-000068-MT STATE TREASURER, STATE OF MICHIGAN, and DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, Defendants-Appellees. ___________________________________/ MENARD, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, SC: 147885 v COA: 311261 Ct of Claims: 09-000057-MT STATE TREASURER, STATE OF MICHIGAN, and DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, Defendants-Appellees. ___________________________________/ 2 ART VAN FURNITURE-CONNER, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, SC: 147886 v COA: 311294 Ct of Claims: 09-000059-MT STATE TREASURER, STATE OF MICHIGAN, and DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, Defendants-Appellees. ___________________________________/ ART VAN FURNITURE, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, SC: 147887 v COA: 312168 Ct of Claims: 09-000058-MT STATE TREASURER, STATE OF MICHIGAN, and DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, Defendants-Appellees. ___________________________________/ On order of the Chief Justice, the motion of the Michigan Retailers Association to participate as amicus curiae is GRANTED. The brief submitted by the Michigan Retailers Association on November 19, 2013, on 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. November 27, 2013 Clerk