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Ferris v. N.C. Bd. of Architecture
administrative law; petition for judicial review; service of process; motion for extension of time
Hughes v. Bd. of Trustees Teachers' & State Emps.' Ret. Sys.
Retired State Employees;
Class Action Suit Sovereign Immunity;
Interlocutory appeal;
Substantial Right;
Cost of Living Allowances;
Contractual Right;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § Sec. 135-5;
In re: L.B. & A.B.
Abuse, neglect, and dependency
Pocoroba v. Gregor
civil contempt, 50C order, criminal contempt
State v. Jones
petition for writ of certiorari; competency hearing; sua sponte; due process; substantial evidence; bona fide doubt
State v. Lancaster
direct criminal contempt; N.C. Gen. Stat. 5A-11(a); statutory interpretation
State v. Myers
Attempted first degree murder;
Discharging a weapon into an occupied property;
Assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury;
Self Defense;
Jury Instructions;
Preserved Objections;
State v. Teel
instruction; invited error; object; participate; craft; request; consent; pattern; plain error; prejudice; voluntary manslaughter; first degree murder; not guilty; mandate; verdict sheet; hearsay; excited utterance; reasonable probability; startling; spontaneous; reflection; time; lapse; extreme stress; chaotic; shooting; cumulative error
Taylor-Coleman v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Hum. Servs. Div. of Child Dev. & Early Educ.
Child Maltreatment Registry; final agency decision; scope of review by superior court; whole-record review; revocation of childcare license; rational basis; sufficiency of the evidence; role of General Assembly.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed November 5, 2024
Face v. Face
subject matter jurisdiction, equitable distribution, alimony, Rule 60, revocable trust, stipulations, abuse of discretion, clerical error
Farrington v. WV Invs., LLC
trespass; nuisance; competent evidence supports finding of fact; ambiguity; damages; injunctive relief;
Fitzgerald v. Fortner
Child custody; jurisdiction of juvenile court
Hawhee v. Wake Cnty.
Subject matter jurisdiction, administrative law, North Carolina Human Resources Act, State employee, local entity under the North Carolina Human Resources Act, improper appeal procedure.
In re: A.K.H.
Termination of parental rights;
Waiver of Right to counsel;
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(2);
Failure to make reasonable progress;
Failure to Support;
In re: B.E., L.E., L.E., C.W., F.W., B.W.
subject matter jurisdiction, UCCJEA, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50A-201, home state, transferring to Chapter 50, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-911(c), In re H.S.F., 182 N.C. App. 739, 645 S.E.2d 383, (2007).
In re: J.M.V., Jr. & S.M.Z.
Termination of parental rights;
Failure to object to hearsay;
Disregard unsupported findings;
Changed conditions;
Neglect;
Failure to make reasonable progress;
In re: S.D.H., D.W.H.
Termination of Parental Rights; Disposition; Best Interests; Guardian ad Litem; Pretrial Investigation; Attorney Advocate; Dual Roles; Abuse of Discretion.
Jones v. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh, Inc.
Safe Child Act;
Rule 4;
Delay in service;
Failure to Prosecute;
Rule 41 Dismissal;
Simpson v. Silver
competent evidence, preservation, DVPO