Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendant on the 19th of October 2016 in this matter for a writ of mandamus, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the Superior Court, Nash County:
"Denied by order of the Court in conference, this the 31st of October 2016."
WITNESS my hand and the seal of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, this the 31st day of October 2016.