in Re Certified Question (Mattison v. Soc SEC)

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

September 21, 2012 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

144385 Michael F. Cavanagh Marilyn Kelly Stephen J. Markman Diane M. Hathaway Mary Beth Kelly _______________________________________ Brian K. Zahra, Justices

IN RE CERTIFIED QUESTION FROM THE SC: 144385 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR USDC-WD: 4:05-CV-79 THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

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PAMELA MATTISON, o.b.o. M.M. and M.M., Plaintiff, v

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.

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On order of the Court, the question certified by the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to answer the question. MCR 7.305(B). The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 35 days of the date of this order addressing whether Michigan’s afterborn heirs statute, MCL 700.2108, is determinative of the question. They should avoid submitting mere restatements of the arguments made in their briefs.

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. September 21, 2012 _________________________________________ h0919 Clerk