STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, IIN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE COUNTY OF GASTON ") SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION CASE NO: 20 CVS 3996, tt wR-§ A B20 NAACP (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR: ‘THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE) GASTON COUNTY BRANCH; NABVETS (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BLACK VETERANS, INC) GASTON COUNTY CHAPTER; ETA MU LAMBDA CHAPTER OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY;, INC; KAREN BUNGLE; GRACE MOORE; AND JOSE TROCHE: Plaintifs Vs. ORDER GASTON COUNTY; GASTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; AND COMMISSIONERS TRACY PHILBECK, TOM KEIGHER, CHAD BROWN, JACK BROWN, ALLEN FRALEY, BOB HOVIS and RONNIE WORLEY in their official vapacities Defendants i ‘THIS CAUSE, coming on to be heard and being heard upon the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Rules 12(0\(1), 12b)@), 120D46) and 12 (bX?) and the Court naving Considered the briefs (and only considered the attachments in connection with the Rule 12(0K1) issue) and the arguments of counsel and now hereby Orders that said Motion to Dismiss be DENIED. The Motion to Transfer is rendered moot and therefore DENIED. The Gaston Gounty Board of Commissioners and the individual defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is also DENIED, IT IS NOW, THEREFORE, ADJUDGED, ORDERED AND DECREED that the Defendants ‘Motion to Dismiss or alternative Transfer be and the same is hereby DENIED along withthe, Gaston County Board of Commissioners and the individual defendants’ Motion to Dismiss also DENIED. This tho 31st day of March 2022 Sh. he ‘Tie Honorable Stove Warren ‘Superior Court Judge Presiding