Order                                                                                       Michigan Supreme Court
                                                                                                  Lansing, Michigan

  September 18, 2019                                                                               Bridget M. McCormack,
                                                                                                                  Chief Justice

                                                                                                         David F. Viviano,
                                                                                                         Chief Justice Pro Tem
  148981(49)
                                                                                                       Stephen J. Markman
                                                                                                            Brian K. Zahra
                                                                                                      Richard H. Bernstein
  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN,                                                                    Elizabeth T. Clement
            Plaintiff-Appellee,                                                                       Megan K. Cavanagh,
                                                                                                                       Justices
                                                                   SC: 148981
  v                                                                COA: 319642
                                                                   Muskegon CC: 12-062665-FH
  PAUL J. BETTS, JR.,
             Defendant-Appellant.
  ______________________________________/

         On order of the Chief Justice, the second motion of defendant-appellant to extend
  the time for filing his brief is GRANTED. The brief will be accepted as timely filed if
  submitted on or before December 12, 2019.




                          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 18, 2019

                                                                              Clerk
