Rule 12(b)(6), motion to dismiss, mental disorder, involuntary commitment, ordinary negligence, gross negligence, qualified immunity, professional judgment, release, kill

Modification of child custody, circumstances existing at the time of initial custody order, substantial change of circumstances, effect on the minor child, and findings of fact.

NCGS 7B-911; Subject-matter jurisdiction

adjudication of neglect; North Carolina General Statutes Section 7B-101(15); children placed in WCHS custody; impairment or substantial risk of impairment at the time of adjudication; voluntary safety plan; clear, cogent, and convincing evidence; trial court's findings of fact support its conclusion of law

DSS, department of social services, juvenile, delinquent, adjudication, disposition, risk assessment, mental health, needs assessment, mental health services director, developmental disability, referral, PTSD, statutory mandate

appeal of unamended permanency planning order was properly before the Court despite the trial court's entry of an amended order on the same day appeal was noticed from unamended order; trial court order ceasing reunification efforts contained sufficient findings; denying visitation to respondent-mother did not constitute an abused of discretion

Juvenile Delinquency; Fatal Defect; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Concession of Guilt

constitutional procedural due process argument dismissed for failure to preserve, N.C. R. App. P. 10(a); challenges to permanency planning order dismissed as moot.

Permanency planning order; appointment as guardians; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-600(c) (2019); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-906.1(j) (2019); understanding of legal significance; collective understanding; sufficiency of findings

competent evidence; neglect; dependency; adjudication; findings of fact

Denial of motion to set aside entry of default; abuse of discretion standard; findings of fact required for award of attorneys' fees under Section 44A-35

appeal of order denying summary judgment on election of remedies defense dismissed as interlocutory; interlocutory order denying summary judgment on collateral estoppel defense affected a substantial right and was immediately appealable; collateral estoppel did not bar plaintiffs? claims where defendants failed to show that the issue was actually and necessarily decided in the preceding action.

State Medical Facilities Plan; Certificate of Need Act; Administrative Law Judge; whole record test; agency deference; NCGS sections 131E-175, -176(16)(f1)(8), - 177(4); -183(a)(1), & -188(b); NCGS sections 150B-2(8a)(k), -51.

Promissory note and statute of limitations accrual

motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence of defendant as perpetrator; viewing evidence in the light most favorable to the State; testimony of identity

Misdemeanor assault; unlawful seizure without a warrant; motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence-probable cause; misdemeanor committed outside the presence of an officer.

lifetime satellite-based monitoring; petition for writ of certiorari; Rule 2

Anders review; guilty plea

issues are whether trial court erred by failing to dismiss one of two conspiracy charges involving the same criminal plot and whether the court abused its discretion by failing to provide the jury with a copy of the transcript of a trial witness

Motion for Mistrial; Juror Misconduct