
    NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION v. The STATE of North Carolina and Mark Johnson, in his official capacity
    No. 333PA17
    Supreme Court of North Carolina.
    December 7, 2017
    Andrew H. Erteschik, Attorney at Law, Raleigh, Robert F. Orr, Attorney at Law, Asheville, Saad Gul, Attorney at Law, Raleigh, John Michael Durnovich, Attorney at Law, for North Carolina State Board of Education.
    Amar Majmundar, Special Deputy Attorney General, Olga E. Vysotskaya, Special Deputy Attorney General, for State of North Carolina.
    Hardy Lewis, Attorney at Law, Philip R. Isley, Attorney at Law, Raleigh, for Johnson, Mark.
    ORDER
   Upon consideration of the petition filed by Plaintiff on the 15th of November 2017 in this matter for discretionary review under G.S. 7A-31 prior to a determination by the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:

"Allowed by order of the Court in conference, this the 7th of December 2017."

Therefore the case is docketed as of the date of this order's 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).

Martin, C.J. recused  