Upon consideration of the petition for discretionary review, filed by Defendants on the 5th of May 20 16 in this matter pursuant to G.S. 7A-31 and the Appellate Rule 16(b) as to issues in addition to those presented as the basis for the dissenting opinion in the Court of Appeals, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals: the petition for discretionary review as to additional issues is
Allowed by order of the Court in conference, this the 18th of August 2016.
Therefore the case is docketed as of the date of this orders certification. Briefs of the respective parties shall be submitted to this Court within the times allowed and in the manner provided by Appellate Rule 15(g)(2).