PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., HURLBUTT, MARTOCHE, GREEN, AND PINE, JJ.

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TRACI BUTLER, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, V STAGECOACH GROUP, PLC, COACH USA, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS COACH CANADA, INC., TRENTWAY-WAGAR, INC., ERIE COACH LINES COMPANY, RYAN A. COMFORT, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, ET AL., DEFENDANTS. (APPEAL NO. 1.) TRACI BUTLER, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, V STAGECOACH GROUP, PLC, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, J & J HAULING, INC., JOSEPH R. FRENCH, INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS J & J TRUCKING, INC., AND/OR J & J HAULING, INC., AND PAMELA ZEISET, AS ADMINSTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF ERNEST D. ZEISET, JR. (DECEASED), DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS. (APPEAL NO. 2.) TRACI BUTLER, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, V STAGECOACH GROUP, PLC, COACH USA, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS COACH CANADA, INC., TRENTWAY-WAGAR, INC., ERIE COACH LINES COMPANY, RYAN A. COMFORT, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, ET AL. DEFENDANTS. (APPEAL NO. 3.) AUGUST 20, 2009 PAGE 2 COURTNEY COWAN, KELLY COWAN AND BRIAN COWAN, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, V STAGECOACH GROUP, PLC, COACH USA, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS COACH CANADA, INC., TRENTWAY-WAGAR, INC., ERIE COACH LINES COMPANY, RYAN A. COMFORT, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, ET AL., DEFENDANTS. (APPEAL NO. 4.) COURTNEY COWAN, KELLY COWAN AND BRIAN COWAN, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, V STAGECOACH GROUP, PLC, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, J & J HAULING, INC., JOSEPH R. FRENCH, INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS J & J TRUCKING, INC., AND/OR J & J HAULING, INC., AND PAMELA ZEISET, AS ADMINSTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF ERNEST D. ZEISET, JR. (DECEASED), DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS. (APPEAL NO. 5.) COURTNEY COWAN, KELLY COWAN, AND BRIAN COWAN, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, V STAGECOACH GROUP, PLC, COACH USA, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS COACH CANADA, INC., TRENTWAY-WAGAR, INC., ERIE COACH LINES COMPANY, RYAN A. COMFORT, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, ET AL., DEFENDANTS. (APPEAL NO. 6.) AUGUST 20, 2009 PAGE 3 MEAGAN GODWIN, CARRIE LONG, AND CARLEIGH WELDON, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, V STAGECOACH GROUP, PLC, COACH USA, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS COACH CANADA, INC., TRENTWAY-WAGAR, INC., ERIE COACH LINES COMPANY, RYAN A. COMFORT, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, ET AL., DEFENDANTS. (APPEAL NO. 7.) MEAGAN GODWIN, CARRIE LONG, AND CARLEIGH WELDON, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, V STAGECOACH GROUP, PLC, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, J & J HAULING, INC., JOSEPH R. FRENCH, INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS J & J TRUCKING, INC., AND/OR J & J HAULING, INC., AND PAMELA ZEISET, AS ADMINSTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF ERNEST D. ZEISET, JR. (DECEASED), DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS. (APPEAL NO. 8.) MEAGAN GODWIN, CARRIE LONG, AND CARLEIGH WELDON, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, V STAGECOACH GROUP, PLC, COACH USA, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS COACH CANADA, INC., TRENTWAY-WAGAR, INC., ERIE COACH LINES COMPANY, RYAN A. COMFORT, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, ET AL. DEFENDANTS. (APPEAL NO. 9.)

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Petitioners having moved to consolidate the appeals taken from orders of the Supreme Court entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Livingston on March 24, 2009, and for permission to file and serve a record containing the motion papers filed in Butler v Stagecoach Group. PLC only,

Now, upon reading and filing the affidavit of Lawrence T. D'Aloise, Jr. sworn to July 24, 2009, the notice of motion with proof of service thereof, the opposing affirmation of Anthony J. Piazza dated August 3, 2009, the reply affidavit of Lawrence T. D'Aloise, Jr. sworn to August 5, 2009, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motion be, and the same hereby is, granted and the appeals from the orders entered March 24, 2009 are hereby consolidated for the purposes of perfecting and arguing the appeals, with a record on appeal as set forth above.

Entered: August 20, 2009

Patricia L. Morgan, Clerk