Appellate Court Opinions

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32,006 Appellate Court Opinions

, Court of Appeals , COA21-605 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
Herron v. Town of Jamestown

Town ordinances; keeping potbellied pigs as pets in residentially-zoned district; livestock; swine; limited agriculture; agricultural production; legal non-conforming use; official zoning maps

, Court of Appeals , COA21-615 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
In re A.D-D.

Termination of parental rights; neglect; failure to make reasonable progress

, Court of Appeals , COA22-155 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
In re A.R.

Termination of parental rights; dependency; neglect; failure to make reasonable progress; only one ground required to support termination; unchallenged grounds for termination binding on appeal

, Court of Appeals , COA21-621 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
In re E.B.

Appellate Jurisdiction; Notice of Appeal; Petition for Writ of Certiorari; Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency

, Court of Appeals , COA22-139 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Unpublished
In re E.L.G.

Dependency; Termination of Parental Rights; Sufficiency of the Evidence

, Court of Appeals , COA21-739 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
In re H.K.Q.

Recommitment, dangerous to others, findings of fact, expired term but not moot, involuntary commitment, not guilty by reason of insanity

, Court of Appeals , COA21-726 (Judge Jeff Carpenter) , Unpublished
In re H.S.

3.1, permanency planning hearing, permanency planning order, permanency plan, reunification, guardianship, insufficient findings of fact

, Court of Appeals , COA22-25 (Judge Richard Dietz) , Unpublished
In re M.M.H.

Termination of parental rights; respondent-parent not present for hearing; sufficiency of trial court inquiry before proceeding in respondent's absence; ineffective assistance of counsel claim

, Court of Appeals , COA22-161 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
In re N.C.

Rule 3.1(e); no-merit brief; termination of parental rights

, Court of Appeals , COA21-602 (Judge Fred Gore) , Unpublished
In re Z.R.F.D.

fitness as a parent; constitutionally protected parental status; reasonable efforts; verification of guardianship

, Court of Appeals , COA22-118 (Judge April Wood) , Published
In re: A.D.

Termination of parental rights; Willful failure to make reasonable progress; Mental Health; TASC; MRT; Therapy; Celebrate Recovery; Employment; Visitation; Substance Abuse; Homeless; COVID-19; DBT; Dialectical Behavioral Therapy; Case plan; DNA testing; Appropriate housing; Recovery group; Drug screen; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-1111(a)(2).

, Court of Appeals , COA21-576 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
In re: A.M.C. & A.D.C.

Termination of parental rights, financial contribution, incarceration.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-760 (Judge John Arrowood) , Published
In re: H.B.

termination of parental rights; sufficient findings of fact; N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2)

, Court of Appeals , COA20-271-2 (Judge Valerie Zachary) , Unpublished
In re: K.S.

neglected juvenile; de novo review

, Court of Appeals , COA21-630 (Judge Lucy Inman) , Published
Johnson v. Guilford Cty. Bd. of Educ.

head-on collision between car and school bus; Tort Claims Act; North Carolina Industrial Commission; Guilford County Board of Education; negligence; doctrine of sudden emergency; 'act instantly;' last clear chance

, Court of Appeals , COA21-579 (Judge Hunter Murphy) , Published
Keenan v. Keenan

Domestic Violence Protective Order, Acts of the Defendant, Admissibility of Evidence.

, Court of Appeals , COA21-378 (Judge Fred Gore) , Published
Morris v. Rodeberg

medical malpractice action filed by a minor; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 1-17; statute of limitations; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 1-15(c); as-applied constitutional challenge

, Court of Appeals , COA21-712 (Judge Jefferson Griffin) , Unpublished
Mozeley v. City of Charlotte

12c judgment on the pleadings, rezoning application, remote meetings, city code, openness of meetings, spot zoning, arbitrary and capricious decision, constitutional due process, statutory notice