RONALD MAYNARD V COUNTY OF BENZIE

Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
Megan K. Cavanagh,
Chief Justice
Brian K. Zahra
Richard H. Bernstein
Elizabeth M. Welch
Kyra H. Bolden
Kimberly A. Thomas
Noah P. Hood,
Justices
I, Elizabeth Kingston-Miller, 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.
April 10, 2026
p0323
Order
Clerk
April 10, 2026
169169-70
RONALD MAYNARD, and all others similarly
situated, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v SC: 169169
COA: 349633
Newaygo CC: 18-020435-CZ
COUNTY OF BENZIE, MICHELLE L.
THOMPSON, COUNTY OF MANISTEE,
RUSSELL POMEROY, COUNTY OF WEXFORD,
JAYNE E. STANTON, COUNTY OF
MISSAUKEE, LORI COX, COUNTY OF MASON,
ELISABETH FRAZIER, COUNTY OF LAKE,
BRENDA KUTCHINSKI, COUNTY OF
OSCEOLA, LORI LEUDEMAN, COUNTY OF
OCEANA, MARY LOU PHILLIPS,
COUNTY OF NEWAYGO, HOLLY MOON,
and ANDREW KMETZ,
Defendants-Appellees.
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LARRY CARLSON and MARY JO CARLSON,
and all others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v SC: 169170
COA: 350394
Berrien CC: 18-000260-CZ
BRET E. WITKOWSKI, COUNTY OF BERRIEN,
COUNTY OF CASS, HOPE ANDERSON,
COUNTY OF KALAMAZOO, MARY
BALKEMA, COUNTY OF ST. JOSEPH, JUDITH
RATERING, COUNTY OF VAN BUREN,
TRISHA NESBITT, and KAREN MAKAY,
Defendants-Appellees.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 10, 2025
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not
persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court.

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