Christopher G. Browning, Jr., Attorney at Law, Raleigh

Charles George, Attorney at Law, Raleigh

Andrew Ellen, Attorney at Law

J. Michael Carpenter, General Counsel

Amy Y. Bason, General Counsel

Kimberly S. Hibbard, General Counsel

Gregory F. Schwitzgebel, III, Associate General Counsel

T. John Policastro, General Counsel

H. Julian Philpott, Jr., Attorney at Law, Raleigh *163ORDER

Upon consideration of the petition filed on the 22nd of December 2017 by Petitioner 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 5th of April 2018."