Order                                                                                         Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                    Lansing, Michigan

  September 3, 2013                                                                                     Robert P. Young, Jr.,
                                                                                                                  Chief Justice

                                                                                                        Michael F. Cavanagh
                                                                                                        Stephen J. Markman
  146615                                                                                                    Mary Beth Kelly
                                                                                                             Brian K. Zahra
                                                                                                     Bridget M. McCormack
                                                                                                           David F. Viviano,
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,                                                                                     Justices
            Plaintiff-Appellee,
  v                                                                  SC: 146615
                                                                     COA: 312942
                                                                     Saginaw CC: 93-008280-FH
  JAMES EDWARD HARDY, JR.,
           Defendant-Appellant.

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         On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the December 27, 2012
  order of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because the defendant’s
  motion for relief from judgment is prohibited by MCR 6.502(G).




                            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.
                            September 3, 2013
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                                                                                Clerk
