North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

In re Hughes (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-029-17, 2 pp.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from the Industrial Commission. On appeal from the Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Holding: For the reasons stated in In re Redmond, ___ N.C. ___, (Mar. 17, ...

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In re Redmond (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-028-17, 14 pp.) (Barbara Jackson, J.) Appealed from the Industrial Commission. On appeal from the Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Holding: Claims brought under the Eugenics Asexualization and Sterilization Compensation Program are decided ...

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Tropic Leisure Corp. v. Hailey (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-035-17, 15 pp.) (Mark Davis, J.) Appealed from Wake County District Court (Debra Sasser, J.) N.C. App. Holding: The U.S. Virgin Islands’ small claims court deprives litigants of representation by counsel at ...

Tagged with: Due Process

Lineberger v. Newton Police Department (Lawyers Weekly No. 004-016-16, 11 pp.) (Richard Voorhees, J.) 5:14-cv-00137; W.D.N.C. Holding: Plaintiff’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims are based on false arrest and malicious p0rosecution; pursuant to Lambert v. Williams, 223 F.3d 257 (4th ...

Tagged with: Tort-Negligence

American Entertainers, L.L.C. v. City of Rocky Mount (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-019-16, 28 pp.) (James Dever III, C.J.) 5:14-cv-00438; E.D.N.C. Holding: The defendant-city’s Sexually Oriented Business Ordinance (SOBO) unconstitutionally allows the city to indefinitely delay a decision on an application ...

Tagged with: First Amendment

Painter v. Doe (Lawyers Weekly No. 004-014-16, 23 pp.) (Max Cogburn Jr., J.) 3:15-cv-00369; W.D.N.C. Holding: Plaintiff alleges that, as part of a state-university disciplinary process, university defendants narrowly proscribed his inquiries and assisted his accuser. This is a claim ...

Tagged with: Sexual Assault

Azige v. Holy Trinity Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-299-16, 13 pp.) (Donna Stroud, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County Superior Court (Robert Ervin, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Plaintiffs’ membership in the defendant-church is disputed; moreover, there are additional ...

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Lytle v. North Carolina Department of Public Safety (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-149-16, 8 pp.) (Mark Davis, J.) Appealed from the Industrial Commission. N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: The plaintiff-prisoner delayed proceedings in the Industrial Commission by refusing to accept a transcript ...

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Herndon v. Herndon (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-030-16, 14 pp.) (Cheri Beasley, J.) Appealed from Durham County District Court (Doretta Walker, J.) On appeal from the Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Holding: In this domestic violence matter, before defendant took ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations

State v. Bishop (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-028-16, 19 pp.) (Robin Hudson, J.) Appealed from Alamance County Superior Court (G. Wayne Abernathy, J.) On discretionary review from the Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Holding: North Carolina’s cyberbullying statute, G.S. § ...

Tagged with: First Amendment