Wouldn’t it be great if an automatic notification was sent out whenever court rules were updated? Wait . . . I hear you! “What self-respecting lawyer doesn’t subscribe to the
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Operation Rule 3.1: Supreme Court Hosts CLE
In April 2017, the General Assembly surprised appellate stakeholders by adopting legislation shifting a subclass of Rule 3.1 juvenile appeals—Termination of Parental Rights (“TPR”) appeals—to the Supreme Court’s mandatory direct
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Appellate Rules Amendments Bring Modifications to E-filing System
You already know that the Supreme Court adopted numerous amendments to the Rules of Appellate Procedure at the end of 2018. However, some of the most significant changes are occurring
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Fire Sale: Goldenrod Yellow Paper
Practitioners: Say goodbye to goldenrod printed records (and COA briefs with colorful covers). As I previously predicted, both appellate clerks will no longer be mailing printed records to the
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Up-To-Date Set of Appellate Rules Released
Did you enjoy opening and comparing three different Supreme Court orders to determine the most current version of a particular Appellate Rule? For those twisted few who did, your joy
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Supreme Court Issues Order Amending the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure: 2018 Holiday Edition
It is beginning to feel like a bi-annual holiday tradition between me and our blog readers: another rule-update summary. Yesterday afternoon, the Supreme Court issued its latest order amending the
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When Is a Deadline or Other Requirement for Filing a Notice of Appeal Jurisdictional? (State Edition)
A few weeks ago, the North Carolina Court of Appeals in Connor v. Connor rejected an argument that a notice of appeal signed by a pro se litigant was defective
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Supreme Court Amends Appellate Rules Governing Amicus Briefs, Secure Leave, and Oral Argument
On Friday, the Supreme Court of North Carolina amended Rules 28, 29, and 33.1 of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure. While the most significant changes involve amicus curiae
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Westlaw’s Mid-Year Update Does Not Incorporate Recent Appellate Rules Amendments
Whether at my desk or during courthouse visits, my Rules of Court book is usually close by. As previously blogged about here, here, here, and here,
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