Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendant on the 3rd of July 2017 in this matter for a writ of mandamus, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the Superior Court, Cabarrus County:

"Denied by order of the Court in conference, this the 17th of August 2017."

The following order has been entered on the motion filed on the 27th of July 2017 by Defendant for Civil Tort Claim:

"Motion Dismissed by order of the Court in conference, this the 17th of August 2017."