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…
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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…
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…
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…