Petition for Contested Case

On March 6, I finally heard back from HUD—and they denied my appeal, claiming they didn’t have jurisdiction, which made no sense. I had already clearly explained that they did. This response was not only inappropriate, it felt like a deliberate attempt to avoid responsibility. I needed to figure out my next steps. I…

March 6, 2025

Attorney Misconduct Alleged Civil Dispute Court of Appeals Plaintiff State Court

Proposed ROA & Failed RFAs

On March 5, I completed the Proposed Record on Appeal and served it to opposing counsel. For context, the Record on Appeal is a highly structured document that includes every relevant filing, order, and transcript from the trial court, organized in a very specific way so the Court of Appeals can understand the full context…

March 5, 2025

Attorney Misconduct Alleged Civil Dispute Court Order / Judgment Judicial Misconduct Alleged Law / Statute / Information Plaintiff State Court

Deem of Admissions

As I was preparing the record on appeal, I was reminded that the admissions were still unresolved—opposing counsel’s motion for extension of time had never been ruled on. Judge Davidian refused to rule on my motion to strike the extension or deem the admissions admitted. But under Rule 36(a), it didn’t matter—the admissions were already…

February 27, 2025

Civil Dispute Defendants Law / Statute / Information

Obstructed Discovery

Despite the case being under interlocutory appeal and discovery already being implicated in the review, opposing counsel served discovery responses that were riddled with boilerplate objections, irrelevant denials, and evasive answers. Nearly every interrogatory was met with blanket claims of irrelevance, undue burden, or privilege—without a proper privilege log—and in some cases, they objected and…

February 25, 2025

Civil Dispute Court of Appeals Law / Statute / Information Plaintiff

Prohibition

After the Court of Appeals denied my Motion to Stay and Writ of Supersedeas, I was frustrated because it didn’t make sense—why wouldn’t they protect my rights? But after doing more research, I learned that this is common when an automatic stay is already in effect under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-294, because the appellate…

February 21, 2025

Civil Dispute Court Order / Judgment Judicial Misconduct Alleged Law / Statute / Information Plaintiff State Court

Order Required in the Court

After I was told by the court to appear at a Webex hearing on February 14 following the previous day's proceeding, I emailed the trial court administrator to confirm the hearing and explain that I had filed both an Objection to the Improperly Noticed Hearing and a Writ of Supersedeas and Motion to Stay with…

February 17, 2025

Civil Dispute Court of Appeals Defendants Law / Statute / Information Plaintiff State Court

Automatically Denied

Honestly, I’m not even sure if I can call this a hearing—it was a complete mess from start to finish. Before the hearing, I had emailed opposing counsel the contract for transcripts of the other hearing as required for my interlocutory appeal and followed up on the notice of appeal. Although he acknowledged receiving…

February 13, 2025

Civil Dispute NCHRC / HUD Office of Administrative Hearings Plaintiff

Final Determination

Twelve days after the NCHRC issued the final determination on the investigation, I finally received it in the mail. They hadn’t updated my mailing address, despite me providing it, which caused the delay. You’ll notice the determination was issued five days after I emailed HUD—stating there were no reasonable grounds for my claim. After reviewing…

February 10, 2025

Civil Dispute Court of Appeals Law / Statute / Information Plaintiff State Court

Notice of Interlocutory Appeal

After filing a motion to strike the defective extension on admissions, I immediately requested a hearing for that same week so the admissions could be deemed admitted before the February 13 hearing. If granted, that would have effectively resolved the case since the admissions covered every claim. Although the court denied my request for an…

February 10, 2025

Attorney Misconduct Alleged Civil Dispute Defendants Law / Statute / Information Plaintiff State Court

New Attorney Appears

After Mr. McGraw withdrew, he failed to account for the February 3 admissions deadline, forcing the newly retained attorney to step in earlier than expected on January 31. I had previously filed a motion to continue during this timeframe due to being out of town for work, so the timing around substitution wasn’t coincidental. Under…

February 4, 2025

Lessons of Charity