North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure
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The North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure are a codified set of rules governing how civil lawsuits are filed, conducted, and resolved in North Carolina’s state courts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
North Carolina statute
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civil procedure rules ⓘ procedural law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
North Carolina state courts
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civil actions ⓘ |
| basedOn | North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 1A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | North Carolina General Statutes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Rule 12 (Defenses and objections; when and how presented)
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Rule 15 (Amended and supplemental pleadings) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rule 26 (General provisions governing discovery) ⓘ Rule 3 (Commencement of action) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rule 30 (Depositions upon oral examination) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rule 33 (Interrogatories to parties) ⓘ Rule 34 (Production of documents and things; entry upon land) ⓘ Rule 36 (Requests for admission) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rule 4 (Service of process) ⓘ Rule 41 (Dismissal of actions) ⓘ Rule 56 (Summary judgment) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rule 60 (Relief from judgment or order) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rule 8 (General rules of pleading) ⓘ Rule 9 (Special matters in pleadings) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo | federal courts ⓘ |
| effectiveIn | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | North Carolina trial courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
class actions in North Carolina state courts
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discovery in civil cases ⓘ entry of judgment in civil cases ⓘ filing of civil lawsuits in North Carolina state courts ⓘ injunction procedure in civil cases ⓘ interpleader in North Carolina state courts ⓘ joinder of claims and parties ⓘ motions in civil cases ⓘ pleadings in civil cases ⓘ post‑trial motions in civil cases ⓘ pretrial procedure in civil cases ⓘ relief from judgment in civil cases ⓘ service of process in civil cases ⓘ trial procedure in civil cases ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
North Carolina Court of Appeals
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Supreme Court of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to ensure fair and efficient resolution of civil disputes
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to provide uniform procedures for civil litigation in North Carolina state courts ⓘ |
| replaced | prior North Carolina common‑law and code‑pleading procedural rules ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
civil litigation
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civil procedure ⓘ |
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