
    STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, upon the relation of PATRICK L. McCRORY, individually and in his official capacity as Governor of the State of North Carolina; JAMES B. HUNT, JR.; and JAMES G. MARTIN 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; and, in their official capacities as members of the Coal Ash Management Commission, HARRELL JAMISON AUTEN III, TIM L. BENNETT, D. ALLEN HAYES, SCOTT FLANAGAN, RAJARAM JANARDHANAM, and LISA D. RIEGEL
    From Wake County
    No. 113A15
   ORDER

Plaintiffs’ petition for writ of certiorari is allowed for the limited purpose of reversing the superior court’s dismissal of plaintiffs’ quo war-ranto claim, and remanding to the superior court for consideration of that claim on the merits.

By order of the Court in Conference, this 28th day of January, 2016.

s/Ervin. J.

For the Court

WITNESS my hand and the seal of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, this the 28th day of January, 2016.

CHRISTIE S. CAMERON ROEDER Clerk of the Supreme Court

s/M.C. Hacknev Assistant Clerk  