
    Michael G. RIPELLINO, Louise A. Ripellino, and Nicole Ripellino v. THE NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED; North Carolina School Boards Trust, a Division and/or Department of, Created and Administered by, the North Carolina School Boards Association, Incorporated; 1982 North Carolina School Boards Association Self-Funded Trust Fund, a Division and/or Department of, Created and Administered by, the North Carolina School Boards Association, Incorporated; 1986 North Carolina School Boards Association Self-Funded Errors and Omissions/General Liability Trust Fund, a Division and/or Department of, Created and Administered by, the North Carolina School Boards Association, Incorporated; 1997 North Carolina School Boards Association Self-Funded Auto/Inland Marine Trust Fund, a Division and/or Department of, Created and Administered by, the North Carolina School Boards Association, Incorporated; and the Johnston County Board of Education.
    No. 180A06.
    Supreme Court of North Carolina.
    June 29, 2006.
    Stephanie H. Autry, Rachel B. Esposito, Meredith T. Black, Raleigh, James R. Lawrence, Jr., for Johnston County Bd. of Ed.
    Bradley N. Schulz, Smithfield, for Michael Ripellino, et al.
    Barbara B. Weyher, Raleigh, T. Carlton Younger, III, for School Boards Asso., et al.
    ORDER
   Upon consideration of the notice of appeal from the North Carolina Court of Appeals, filed by Defendant (Johnston County Board of Education) on the 6th day of April 2006 in this matter pursuant to G.S. 7A-30 (substantial constitutional question), the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals: the notice of appeal is

"Dismissed Ex Mero Motu by order of the Court in conference, this the 29th day of June 2006."

Upon consideration of the petition for discretionary review, filed by Defendant (Johnston County Board of Education) on the 6th day of April 2006 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 29th day of June 2006."

Accordingly, the new brief of the Defendant (Johnston County Board of Education) shall be filed with this Court not more than 30 days from the date of certification of this order.  