second-degree murder; Rule 404(b); jury instructions

direct constitutional claims; administrative remedies; exhaustion; subject matter jurisdiction

Affirm; N.C. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2); Rule 55; default judgment; issue preservation; summary judgment; 42 U.S.C. 1981; 42 U.S.C. 1983; state action, discrimination

Obstruction of an easement; abandonment; scope of easement; permanent injunction; authority of trial court to consider balance of equities or relative hardship when issuing injunctive relief in property cases

Summary judgment; shareholder dispute; buy-out provisions in shareholder agreement; valuation of shares in medical practice; breach of fiduciary duty claim

Rule 9(j), Rule 12(b)(6), res ipsa loquitur, medical malpractice, breach of contract, N.C.G.S. s. 90-21.11.

Shooting by law enforcement officer; public official immunity; interlocutory appeal; pendent appellate jurisdiction

Rule 56 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure; summary judgment; appellate rules violations; wrongful death action; negligence; duty of care for innkeeper; special relationship establishing duty; no substantial evidence showing the essential element of breach of duty; no genuine issue of material fact.

summary judgment; Rule 41(a); voluntary dismissal; relation back; same parties; statute of limitations.

Summary judgment; condominium association; application of declaration provisions governing association's payment obligations for repair work

Rule 60(b) Motion, International Child Support, and Appellate Procedure.

Involuntary commitment; Findings of fact; Attempted Suicide; Due Process

trial court did not err in granting defendant summary judgment and dismissing plaintiff's complaint in part

Child custody modification; misapprehension of law; authentication and admissibility of child protective services documents.

process defect; service of process defect; summons; complaint; amended complaint; relation back; alias & pluries summons; discontinued action; statute of limitations; motion to dismiss.

order modifying child custody to award primary physical custody to the father; substantial evidence; findings support conclusions; effect of changed circumstances on children's welfare self-evident; no abuse of discretion in best interest determination

Summary judgment, real party in interest, verification, statute of limitations.

Representation of children, statute of limitations, notice pleading.