*1 Order Michigan Supreme Court

Lansing, Michigan February 2, 2007 Clifford W. Taylor,

Chief Justice 132016-7 & (85) Michael F. Cavanagh

Elizabeth A. Weaver Marilyn Kelly Maura D. Corrigan Robert P. Young, Jr. GARY A. BROWN and HAROLD C. NELTHROPE,

Stephen J. Markman, Justices Plaintiffs-Appellees/ Cross-Appellants, v SC: 132016-7

COA: 259911, 259923 Wayne CC: 03-317557-NZ MAYOR OF DETROIT and CITY OF DETROIT,

Defendants-Appellants/

Cross-Appellees. _________________________________________/

On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the July 27, 2006 judgment of the Court of Appeals and the application for leave to appeal as cross- appellant are considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the applications or take other peremptory action. MCR 7.302(G)(1). The parties shall submit supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order addressing whether an employee of a public body must report to an outside agency or higher authority to be protected by the Whistleblower Protection Act, MCL 15.361 et seq ., and, if so, what statutory language supports that conclusion. They should avoid submitting a mere restatement of the arguments made in their application papers.

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. February 2, 2007 _________________________________________ s0130 Clerk