Order                                                                                        Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                   Lansing, Michigan

  November 1, 2019                                                                                  Bridget M. McCormack,
                                                                                                                   Chief Justice

  159327                                                                                                  David F. Viviano,
                                                                                                          Chief Justice Pro Tem

                                                                                                        Stephen J. Markman
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,                                                                           Brian K. Zahra
            Plaintiff-Appellee,                                                                        Richard H. Bernstein
                                                                                                       Elizabeth T. Clement
  v                                                                 SC: 159327                         Megan K. Cavanagh,
                                                                                                                        Justices
                                                                    COA: 345898
                                                                    Oakland CC: 2012-243160-FH
  CEDRIC JAMES SIMPSON,
            Defendant-Appellant.

  _____________________________________/

         On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the February 1, 2019 order
  of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because the defendant has failed
  to meet the burden of establishing entitlement to relief under MCR 6.508(D).




                           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 1, 2019
           b1021
                                                                               Clerk
