correctional officer; assault on inmate; North Carolina Rule of Civil Procedure 60(a); amended decisions; excessive use of force; unacceptable personal conduct; just cause; remand for additional findings

Personal Jurisdiction;
Minimum Contacts;
NC Gen Stat 75-1.1;
First Transferee;
Financing Statement;
Long Arm Jurisdiction;

termination of parental rights; N.C. General Statutes Subsections 7B-1111(a)(1)-(2); clear, cogent, and convincing evidence; findings of fact support termination grounds; reasonable progress to correct the conditions of neglect which led to children's removal; likelihood of future neglect; Subsections 7B-1110(a)(1)-(6); any relevant consideration; language and culture of parent and children; abuse of discretion; best interests of the children

Neglect Adjudication; Prior Neglect/Abuse of Other Children; Sufficiency of Findings of Fact; Substantial Risk of Impairment

Custody by Grandparent
Standing
NC Gen Stat 50-13.1
Constitutionally-Protected Status
Parental Rights
Ceding Supervision of a Minor
Failure to Support
Extended Absences

Summary Judgment; Eminent Domain; Inverse Condemnation; Utility Easements

Appeal from summary judgment concerning easements in a residential subdivision and adjacent property; Grant of express easement appurtenant over the streets and roads of the subdivision was patently ambiguous; No easement implied by plat existed requiring a property to be kept open for reasonable use by residents of the subdivision.

Contract; Property; Summary Judgment; Quiet Title; Quantum Meruit

Child support; Equitable Distribution distributive award; Unreimbursed medical expenses; Orthodontic treatment as medically necessary and reasonable medical expenses; Rule 59 Motion; Rule 60 Motion; Abuse of Discretion; Willful contempt; Purge Amount; Notice of Contempt; Lawful modification of child support agreement pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-13.7(a); Private modification of child support agreement.