Order                                                                                       Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                  Lansing, Michigan

  December 28, 2011                                                                                   Robert P. Young, Jr.,
                                                                                                                Chief Justice

  143728                                                                                              Michael F. Cavanagh
                                                                                                            Marilyn Kelly
                                                                                                      Stephen J. Markman
                                                                                                      Diane M. Hathaway
                                                                                                          Mary Beth Kelly
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,                                                                        Brian K. Zahra,
            Plaintiff-Appellee,                                                                                      Justices

  v                                                                SC: 143728
                                                                   COA: 304941
                                                                   Saginaw CC: 09-032151-FH
  FEDERICO JUAN ORTIZ, JR.,
            Defendant-Appellant.

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        On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the August 16, 2011
  order of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not
  persuaded that the question presented should be reviewed by this Court.




                          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.
                          December 28, 2011                   _________________________________________
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