Appellate Court Opinions

motion to dismiss; keeping or maintaining a dwelling for the keeping or selling of controlled substances; N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 90-108(a)(7); substantial evidence to support the element of keeping or maintaining

resentencing, prior record level

Business-records declaration; evidence authentication; lay testimony; ineffective assistance of counsel; N.C.G.S. 8-97; N.C.R.E. 901; N.C.R.E. 803

North Carolina Industrial Commission, negligence, subpoenas, evidence credibility.

Product liability; Manual as separate product; pleading

12(b)(6); Pro Se; Breach of Contract; Parental Bill of Rights; Aiding and Abetting; Tortious Interference with a Contract

termination of parental rights hearing; motion to continue; extraordinary circumstances; proper administration of justice

continuing jurisdiction, permanency planning, visitation

Termination of parental rights; relative placement; best interests of the children; abuse of discretion; Article 9 of the Juvenile Code; Article 11 of the Juvenile.

Jurisdiction over juvenile actions under N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-200 and 7B-401(b); transfer to Chapter 50 civil action under N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-911(c)(2)

N.C.G.S. 132-1.4, criminal investigation disclosure, public records request

Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Standing; UCCJEA; Home State Jurisdiction; Exclusive Continuing Jurisdiction; Verification Requirement; Termination of Parental Rights; Dependency; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.

parental visitation rights, minimum frequency of visitation, best interests

termination of parental rights; findings of fact supported by clear, cogent, and convincing evidence; willful abandonment

non-judicial foreclosure, ratification, equitable arguments

motion to dismiss, MTD, guardian ad litem, GAL, underlying juvenile case, subject matter jurisdiction, transfer venue, abeyance, prior pending action doctrine, continuing jurisdiction, exclusive jurisdiction, termination of parental rights, TPR, interlocutory appeal, de novo, abuse of discretion, Chapter 7B, Chapter 50, Rules of Civil Procedure, ends of justice, fair trial.

DVPO; N.C.G.S 50B-1, 50B-3; findings of fact.

Attorney fees; N.C. Gen. Stat 6-21.5, 75-16.1, and 66-154(d); N.C. R. Civ. P. 11(a); findings to support reasonableness of amounts awarded

Summary judgment; contracts; waiver; unjust enrichment; breach of contract; implied waiver; commercial lease dispute.

petition for writ of certiorari; sentencing; clerical error; plea agreement; no error