Rule 12(b)(6); Motion to Dismiss; Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; North Carolina Debt Collection Act

Rule 3, Rule 9, notice of appeal

Motion to suppress; Fourth Amendment; consent; apparent control

trial court did not err in concluding defendant failed to make prima facie Batson challenge; no abuse of discretion by refusal to strike prospective jurors and give curative instruction; no error in overruling relevancy objection to expert's testimony or excluding portion of expert's report

habitual larceny; essential elements; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14.72; N.C. R. App. P. 4

Assault with deadly weapon; denial of motion to dismiss; self-defense; defense of habitation

capacity to proceed; competency hearing; ineffective waiver of counsel; structural error

Sixth Amendment right to counsel; forfeiture of right to counsel; waiver of assigned counsel; pro se defendant; egregious and dilatory conduct; new trial.

indictment, lesser-included offense, swapping horses, Rule 403

Workers' compensation; employer-employee relationship; special employee; NCGS 97-51; NCGS 58-48-55(a1).

foreclosure sale; third-party bidder from whom plaintiff did not seek to recover damages had standing to move to dismiss plaintiff's complaint; record demonstrated that trial court did not consider outside the pleadings in granting motion to dismiss, thus not converting ruling to summary judgment; plaintiff failed to timely file an upset bid under provisions of emergency COVID-19 orders extending filing times and deadlines

Summary judgment; limited liability company; amendment to operating agreement; ownership interests.

Nonjudicial partnership dissolution;
Conflict of laws, substance and procedure; Direct and derivative suits.

Child custody erroneously granted to non-party

Separation; Divorce; Alimony; Higher Education Contributions; Fraud; Warranty of Disclosure; Rescission; Ratification; Motion for Summary Judgment; Specific Performance

Declaratory judgement; violation of HOA bylaws

Breach of contract; denial of motion to set aside entry of default; grant of Rule 60 motion to set aside summary judgment; good cause

Motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6); statute of limitations; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-15; legal malpractice claim; cause of action accrual; no bar to recovery on face of complaint

interlocutory order; risk of inconsistent verdicts; Rule 11 sanctions; Rule 12(b)(6)