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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Orsbon & Fenninger, LLP
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.
Supreme Court Opinions Filed June 18, 2021
In re B.S.
Termination of parental rights; ineffective assistance of counsel.
In re E.S.
Whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining that termination of respondents' parental rights was in the children's best interests.
In re I.J.W.
Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(7) on the ground of willful abandonment.
In re J.E.E.R.
Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court erred in concluding that respondent's parental rights were subject to termination under N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(3) (2019).
In re M.S.
Termination of parental rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(2); no-merit review.
In re M.S.E.
Appeal from an order terminating respondent's parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion by failing to sua sponte conduct an inquiry into whether respondent should be appointed a guardian ad litem under Rule 17 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure; whether the evidence supports the trial court's findings of fact and whether the findings of fact support its conclusion that respondent's parental rights should be terminated pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111(a)(1) (2019); whether the trial court abused its discretion in concluding that it was in the children's best interests that respondent's parental rights be terminated.
In re T.A.M.
Termination of parental rights; whether the trial court abused its discretion by allowing respondent-father's counsel to withdraw; whether the trial court abused its discretion by concluding that terminating respondent-mother's parental rights would be in the best interests of the juveniles.
In re Z.R.
Termination of parental rights; no-merit brief.
Court of Appeals Published Opinions Filed June 15, 2021
Benigno v. Sumner Constr., Inc.
Judgment on the pleadings; statute of limitations; latent defect.
Cline v. James Bane Home Bldg., LLC
Summary judgment; governmental immunity; public official?s immunity.
In re: K.N.H.
Juvenile proceeding; disposition and commitment order; oral condition of probation; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 7B-2512(a); oral order of disposition; duration of commitment; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 7B-2513(a4); mootness; prejudicial error
In re: K.P.
issues are whether district court erred by eliminating reunification, verifying that custodians understood legal significance of the juvenile's placement, and ceasing further reviews
Kincheloe v. Kincheloe
Deviation from Guidelines; Arrears determination; Insufficient Findings of Fact
Meabon v. Elliott
Alias and pluries summons; delayed service for years; Rule 41(b) dismissal; Wilder v. Wilder factors; prejudice to defendants.
State v. Atwell
domestic violence protective order, indictment validity, forfeiture of right to counsel, N.C.G.S. 15A-1242
State v. Crawford
Motion to withdraw guilty plea; factual basis; appellate jurisdiction.
State v. Gordon
Allen charge; N.C. Gen. Stat. ? 15A-1235; jury instructions on further deliberations; statutory right to effective counsel in SBM proceedings