Roy A. COOPER, III, in his capacity as Governor of the State of North Carolina v. Philip E. BERGER, in his official capacity as President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate; Timothy K. Moore, in his official capacity as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives

Upon consideration of the conditional petition filed on the 11th of December 2017 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 1st of March 2018.