Order                                                                                        Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                   Lansing, Michigan

  February 5, 2020                                                                                  Bridget M. McCormack,
                                                                                                                   Chief Justice

  160107                                                                                                  David F. Viviano,
                                                                                                          Chief Justice Pro Tem

                                                                                                        Stephen J. Markman
                                                                                                             Brian K. Zahra
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,                                                                     Richard H. Bernstein
            Plaintiff-Appellee,                                                                        Elizabeth T. Clement
                                                                                                       Megan K. Cavanagh,
                                                                                                                        Justices
  v                                                                 SC: 160107
                                                                    COA: 341366
                                                                    Macomb CC: 2015-002442-FH
  JOSEPH PETER STURZA,
             Defendant-Appellant.
  _________________________________________/

         On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the June 25, 2019
  judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We DIRECT the Macomb County
  Prosecuting Attorney to answer the application for leave to appeal within 28 days after
  the date of this order.

        The application for leave to appeal remains pending.




                           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.
                           February 5, 2020
           a0129
                                                                               Clerk
