SANDHILL AMUSEMENTS, INC. and Gift Surplus, LLC v. STATE of North Carolina, EX REL. Roy COOPER, Governor, in his official capacity; Branch Head of the Alcohol Law Enforcement Branch of the State Bureau of Investigation, Mark J. Senter, in his official capacity; Secretary of The North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Erik A. Hooks, in his official capacity; and Director of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Bob Schurmeier, in his official capacity

The following order was entered:

Plaintiffs Motion to Withdraw Pending Petitions, filed on 9 March 2018, is allowed as to plaintiffs Petition for Writ of Certiorari, filed on 30 October 2017, and as to plaintiffs Petition for Writ of Supersedeas, filed on 30 October 2017. Plaintiffs Motion to Vacate as Moot the 13 October 2017 order of the Court of Appeals allowing petitioners 21 September 2017 Petition for Writ of Prohibition is remanded to the Court of Appeals of North Carolina for its consideration. By special order of the Court in Conference, this the 5th day of April 2018.

Ervin, J. recused.