Upon consideration of the petition filed on the 30th day of April 2004 by Plaintiffs and Counterclaim Defendant (James) in this matter for discretionary review of the decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to G.S. 7A-31, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:

"Denied by order of the Court in conference, this the 24th day of June 2004."