Upon consideration of the petition filed on the 15th day of February 2005 by Defendants 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 3rd day of March 2005."

Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendants on the 16th day of February 2005 for Writ of Supersedeas of the judgment of the Court of Appeals, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:

*173"Denied by order of the Court in conference, this the 3rd day of March 2005."