Case Name: The Estate of Donna S. Ray, by Thomas D. Ray and Robert A. Wilson, IV, Administrators of the Estate of Donna S. Ray, and Thomas D. Ray, Individually v. B. Keith Forgy, M.D., P.A., Individually and as Agent/Apparent Agent of Grace Health Care System, Inc., Blue Ridge Health Care Systems, Inc., Carolinas Health Care System, Inc., and as an Agent/Apparent Agent, Employee, and Shareholder of Mountain View Surgical Associates, Grace Hospital, Inc., Grace Health Care System, Inc., Blue Ridge Health Care System, Inc., and Carolinas Health Care System, Inc.
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 2016-06-09
Citations: 787 S.E.2d 380
Docket Number: No. 248P13–2
Parties: The Estate of Donna S. Ray, by Thomas D. Ray and Robert A. Wilson, IV, Administrators of the Estate of Donna S. Ray, and Thomas D. Ray, Individually
v.
B. Keith Forgy, M.D., P.A., Individually and as Agent/Apparent Agent of Grace Health Care System, Inc., Blue Ridge Health Care Systems, Inc., Carolinas Health Care System, Inc., and as an Agent/Apparent Agent, Employee, and Shareholder of Mountain View Surgical Associates, Grace Hospital, Inc., Grace Health Care System, Inc., Blue Ridge Health Care System, Inc., and Carolinas Health Care System, Inc.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Eastern Reporter 2d
Volume: 787
Pages: 380–380

Head Matter:
The Estate of Donna S. Ray, by Thomas D. Ray and Robert A. Wilson, IV, Administrators of the Estate of Donna S. Ray, and Thomas D. Ray, Individually
v.
B. Keith Forgy, M.D., P.A., Individually and as Agent/Apparent Agent of Grace Health Care System, Inc., Blue Ridge Health Care Systems, Inc., Carolinas Health Care System, Inc., and as an Agent/Apparent Agent, Employee, and Shareholder of Mountain View Surgical Associates, Grace Hospital, Inc., Grace Health Care System, Inc., Blue Ridge Health Care System, Inc., and Carolinas Health Care System, Inc.
No. 248P13-2
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
June 9, 2016
Phillip T. Jackson, Ann-Patton Hornthal, Attorneys at Law, For Grace Hospital, Inc., et al.
Paul D. Coates, Jon Ward, Attorneys at Law, For Ray, Donna S. (Estate of), et al.
ORDER

Opinion:
Upon consideration of the conditional petition filed on the 15th of March 2016 by Defendants (Grace Hospital, Inc., Blue Ridge Healthcare Systems, Inc., Grace Healthcare Systems, Inc., and Carolinas Healthcare Systems, Inc.) in this matter for discretionary review of the decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to G.S. 7A-31, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:
"Dismissed as moot by order of the Court in conference, this the 9th of June 2016."