NUVEEN MUNICIPAL TRUST, ON BEHALF OF ITS SERIES NUVEEN HIGH YIELD MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, A MASSACHUSETTS BUSINESS TRUST, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. WITHUMSMITH + BROWN, P.C., A NEW JERSEY PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION; LINDABURY, MCCORMICK, ESTABROOK & COOPER, P.C., A NEW JERSEY PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS

This matter having come before the Court on a petition by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit for certification of a State question of law pursuant to Rule 2:12A; and the Court having considered that petition and the submissions of counsel; and good cause appearing; it is

ORDERED that the petition for certification is respectfully denied.