Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan October 13, 2017 Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice 156132-4(77) Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano MARY ANN HEGADORN, Richard H. Bernstein Plaintiff-Appellant, Joan L. Larsen Kurtis T. Wilder, SC:156132 Justices v COA: 329508 Livingston CC: 2014-028394-AA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR, Defendant-Appellee. ________________________________________ DEBORAH D. TRIM, Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF DOROTHY LOLLAR, Plaintiff-Appellant, SC: 156133 v COA: 329511 Livingston CC: 2014-028395-AA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR, Defendant-Appellee. ________________________________________ ROSELYN FORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, SC: 156134 v COA: 331242 Washtenaw CC: 15-000488-AA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR, Defendant-Appellee. _________________________________________/ On order of the Chief Justice, the joint motion of the Elder Law and Disability Rights Section of the State Bar of Michigan and the Michigan Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys to participate as amici curiae and to submit a brief amicus curiae in support of the application for leave to appeal is GRANTED. The amicus brief will be accepted for filing if submitted on or before October 27, 2017. 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 13, 2017 Clerk