The Appellate Rules Committee has updated its style–the Appellate Style Manual that is. The Style Manual provides practical examples and tips for those practicing in North Carolina’s state appellate courts.
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COVID-19 interrupted the plans of many North Carolina law students. In-person classes (Cancelled). Students (Sent home). Summer internships (Postponed, shortened, or cancelled).
In the midst of these upheavals, the Court
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As previously reported here, the Supreme Court of North Carolina at the end of March issued an order extending all appellate court deadlines falling between March 27 and April 30,
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You may have noticed a lull in new posts here over the holidays. There’s good reason: we’ve been renovating the site, like a hotel adding an omelet station to its
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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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“How long will I have to wait for an appellate opinion?” “Why is the Court taking so long?” These are two of the most frequent questions I get from clients.
Continue Reading “How Long Before The Court of Appeals Decides My Case?”
Our goal in creating this blog was to be a “one-stop shop” for news, information, tips, and resources involving North Carolina appellate practice and procedure. Over a five-year period, NCAPB.com’s
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This week the Fourth Circuit joined a growing trend in acknowledging that its judges can, and sometimes do, look outside of the joint appendix/appellate record and Westlaw/Lexis for support for
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“Brevity is appreciated.” “A short brief can be very effective.” How many times have you heard appellate judges make statements like this about appellate briefs? While I can most certainly
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