City of Asheville v. State, 781 S.E.2d 795 (2016)
CITY OF ASHEVILLE
v.
STATE of North Carolina.
No. 391PA15-1.
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
Jan. 28, 2016.
I. Faison Hicks, Special Deputy Attorney General.
Robert W. Oast, Jr., City Attorney, for City of Asheville.
Daniel G. Clodfelter, Charlotte, Attorney at Law, for City of Asheville.
T. Randolph Perkins, Charlotte, Attorney at Law, for City of Asheville.
Jonathan M. Watkins, Charlotte, Attorney at Law.
Jason G. Idilbi, Charlotte, Attorney at Law.
Robert B. Long, Jr., Asheville, Attorney at Law, for City of Asheville.
Ronald K. Payne, Asheville, Attorney at Law.
Isham F. Hicks, Special Deputy Attorney General, for State of North Carolina.
Robin T. Currin, City of Ashville Attorney, for City of Asheville.
*796William Clarke, Asheville, Attorney at Law, for State of North Carolina.
Stephen W. Petersen, Raleigh, Attorney at Law, for State of North Carolina.
Robert F. Orr, Asheville, Attorney at Law, for City of Asheville.
Matthew W. Sawchak, Raleigh, Attorney at Law, for City of Asheville.
Allegra Collins, Attorney at Law, for International Municipal Lawyers Association.
Edward J. Coyne, III, Greenville, Attorney at Law, for Brunswick Regional Water & Sewer H2GO.
Jeremy M. Wilson, Wilmington, Attorney at Law, for Brunswick Regional Water & Sewer H2GO.
Gabriel Du Sablon, Attorney at Law, for City of Wilson.
James P. Cauley, III, Wilson, Attorney at Law, for City of Wilson.
Gregory F. Schwitzgebel, III, Associate General Counsel, for North Carolina League of Municipalities.
Kimberly S. Hibbard, General Counsel, for North Carolina League of Municipalities.
The following order has been entered on the conditional motion filed on the 4th of December 2015 by City of Wilson for leave to file Amicus Curiae Brief:
"Motion Allowed by order of the Court in conference, this the 28th of January 2016."
Unless already submitted, the Amicus Brief shall be submitted to the court within the times allowed and in the manner provided by Appellate Rule 28(i).