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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Attorney-client privilege, interstate subpoena, subject matter jurisdiction.

motion to dismiss; Home Affordable Mortgage Program; statute of limitations; fraud; date of discovery; question of fact; jury question

Motion to suppress; probable cause to search an automobile; totality of the circumstances; negative canine hit.