Workers' compensation; employer-employee relationship; special employee; NCGS 97-51; NCGS 58-48-55(a1).

foreclosure sale; third-party bidder from whom plaintiff did not seek to recover damages had standing to move to dismiss plaintiff's complaint; record demonstrated that trial court did not consider outside the pleadings in granting motion to dismiss, thus not converting ruling to summary judgment; plaintiff failed to timely file an upset bid under provisions of emergency COVID-19 orders extending filing times and deadlines

Summary judgment; limited liability company; amendment to operating agreement; ownership interests.

Nonjudicial partnership dissolution;
Conflict of laws, substance and procedure; Direct and derivative suits.

Domestic violence protective order; subject-matter jurisdiction; civil summons; competent evidence of domestic violence; harassment; substantial emotional distress

Child custody erroneously granted to non-party

Separation; Divorce; Alimony; Higher Education Contributions; Fraud; Warranty of Disclosure; Rescission; Ratification; Motion for Summary Judgment; Specific Performance

district court judicial elections; three-judge panel; attorneys fees; mootness

Declaratory judgement; violation of HOA bylaws

Breach of contract; denial of motion to set aside entry of default; grant of Rule 60 motion to set aside summary judgment; good cause

Motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6); statute of limitations; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-15; legal malpractice claim; cause of action accrual; no bar to recovery on face of complaint

interlocutory order; risk of inconsistent verdicts; Rule 11 sanctions; Rule 12(b)(6)

Motion to dismiss; statute of limitations; Rule 41

Child custody; grandparent standing to intervene; actions inconsistent with constitutionally protected parental status; sufficiency of findings of fact

Summary judgment; genuine issues of material fact; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-440.28; garnishment action; assertion of right to setoff; assertion of perfected security interest; no waiver of right to setoff

Juvenile; assault inflicting serious bodily injury; writ of certiorari; Fifth Amendment; self-incrimination; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2405; restitution; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2501; and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-2506.

Deed of Trust, Equitable Defense, Legal Defense, Rule 9, Necessary Documents, Amend the Record.

removal, clerk, misconduct, affidavit, official, rule of necessity, recusal, corruption, malpractice, disqualification, willful misconduct, sanction, due process, jurisdiction