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Builders Mut. Ins. Co. v. EMPWR Solar LLC
Default judgment; Motion to set aside; Entry of default; Excusable neglect.
Camacho v. N.C. Dep't of Adult Corr.
Workers' Compensation; Notice; Particularity; Sanctions; Attorneys' Fees; No Abuse of Discretion
City of Roanoke Rapids v. Halifax Cnty.
standing; declaratory judgment; justiciable controversy; public safety answering point (PSAP); subject matter jurisdiction.
Hilliard v. Gilliam
Breach of Contract; Sale of Real Property; Superior Court Cannot Overrule Superior Court; Amended Complaints; Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss; Statute of Frauds; Deed as Contract; Rule 37 Discovery Sanctions
In re: F.L.H., R.R.H.
neglect, dependency, subject matter jurisdiction; post-petition evidence; alternative caregiver.
In re: K.A.
Termination of Parental Rights, No Merit Brief
In re: K.N.F.
no-merit brief, termination of parental rights
In re: Rogers
Foreclosure; Motion to set aside foreclosure; Service; Service by certified mail; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 4(j)(1)(c); COVID-19; PWC; Dismissal of appeal.
In re: W.L.
no-merit brief, adjudication, disposition
Ivey v. Hall
fraud pleading; default judgment; election of remedies; punitive damages; attorney’s fees.
Jett v. McGill
motion to compel; motion for sanctions; interlocutory; substantial right; N.C. R. App. P. 3(d); N.C. R. App. P. 26(d)
Lane v. Chen
interlocutory order, failure to argue review of an interlocutory order, lack of jurisdiction
Leech v. State of N.C.
Rule 12(b)(6) motion; Rule 56 Summary Judgment; Materials outside the pleadings; Facial constitutional challenge; N.C. Gen. Stat. §1-267.1; Fruits of Labor clause.
Salamah v. Elsayed
Domestic Violence Protective Order; mootness of prior temporary custody order.
SmartSky Networks, LLC v. DAG Wireless LTD
Arbitration; RUAA; choice of law
State v. Alston
Anders; Kinch; wholly frivolous; motion to withdraw; Alford plea
State v. Baker
first degree murder, premeditation, conflicting testimony, failure to move to suppress, unpreserved issue.
State v. Barbour
motion to dismiss; N.C.G.S. § 14-51.2; castle doctrine defense; jury instructions; plain error review; closing argument ex mero motu review.