The Court of Appeals’ latest batch of opinions includes several reminders about the importance of proving that appellate jurisdiction is proper in an appellant’s opening brief. Not in a conclusory
Continue Reading Relying on a Motion to Dismiss Response to Address Appellate Jurisdiction Arguments? Maybe Don’t Count on It
Writer and futurist Alvin Toffler cautioned, “You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.” Today’s
Continue Reading Avoiding Big Problems with Small Details: Protecting Sensitive Information and Including the “Littlest Big” Detail With Notices of Appeal
The Supreme Court of North Carolina is seeking a qualified attorney to review its opinions before publication and to assist the Supreme Court’s Administrative Counsel with other projects—including drafting amendments
Continue Reading Now Hiring: North Carolina Supreme Court
The legal aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic will be surfacing for years to come. But for those waiting for pendent-appellate jurisdiction and Rule 54(b) sightings, a recent Court of Appeals
Continue Reading School Fees and the Lockdown (Plus an Update on Pendent Appellate Jurisdiction and Amended Rule 54(b) Certifications)
Matt and I have updated our North Carolina Appellate Practice and Procedure treatise! For those who auto-subscribe to updates or use Lexis Advance, this may be old news as
Continue Reading North Carolina Appellate Practice and Procedure Treatise: Updated and Improved Release 2
Court of Appeals Petition Rulings Unmasked
Continue Reading Unmasked: Court of Appeals to Begin Disclosing Identities and Votes of Members of Petition Panel … 90 Days Later
Five months ago, the Supreme Court of North Carolina installed a new Clerk of Court. Want to get to know Grant Buckner better? The NCBA has uploaded a recent
Continue Reading Breakfast with Buckner: Meeting the North Carolina Supreme Court’s New Clerk
This blog post is a mishmash of news and updates.
—Remote Oral Argument in Harper v. Hall (N.C. Congressional Maps Case). After a Supreme Court remand, the trial
Continue Reading Oral Argument in Congressional Map Appeal; Updated Appellate Rules Codification; WebEx for Dummies (just kidding)
I am pleased to report that the Supreme Court of North Carolina has selected Grant Buckner as its 17th Clerk of Court.
Grant is no stranger to the appellate
Continue Reading Grant Buckner: North Carolina Supreme Court’s Next Clerk of Court
As noted previously, the 2022 Appellate Rules amendments contemplate that the entire record on appeal should be filed electronically during a single e-filing session. Yet, when those amendments were
Continue Reading Shiny New Things: Electronically Filing the Entire Record on Appeal; Oral Arguments Available by Podcast