in Re Mardigian Estate

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

June 29, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

152655 Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein In re MARDIGIAN Estate Joan L. Larsen, _________________________________________ Justices

MARK S. PAPAZIAN, Executor for the Estate of ROBERT DOUGLAS MARDIGIAN, Appellee, v SC: 152655 COA: 319023 Charlevoix Probate Ct: MELISSA GOLDBERG, SUSAN V. LUCKEN, 12-011738-DE NANCY VARBEDIAN, EDWARD 12-011765-TV MARDIGIAN, GRANT MARDIGIAN, and MATTHEW MARDIGIAN, Appellants, and JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NA, Appellee.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 8, 2015 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order addressing, among other issues, whether this Court should overrule In re Powers Estate, 375 Mich 150 (1965). The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.

Persons or groups interested in the determination of the issues presented in this case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.

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. June 29, 2016 t0622 Clerk