After Dogwood, it is fairly rare that an appellate court will dismiss an appeal for rules violations. However, that reluctance does not give carte blanche to appellate practitioners, as
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The Devil Is in the Details: North Carolina Supreme Court Chastens Attorney for Improper Citations
By Kip D. Nelson on
We often hear that proper citations and “bluebooking” really do not matter, but judges may disagree. Last week the Supreme Court of North Carolina released an opinion in Cummings v. …
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