STATE STATUTES & CODES

NORTH CAROLINA STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 1A - Rules of Civil Procedure.

• § 1A-1. Rules of Civil Procedure.
• Rule 1. Scope of rules.
• Rule 2. One form of action.
• Rule 3. Commencement of action.
• Rule 4. Process.
• Rule 5. Service and filing of pleadings and other papers.
• Rule 6. Time.
• Rule 7. Pleadings allowed; motions.
• Rule 8. General rules of pleadings.
• Rule 9. Pleading special matters.
• Rule 10. Form of pleadings.
• Rule 11. Signing and verification of pleadings.
• Rule 12. Defenses and objections; When and how presented; by pleading or motion; motion for judgment on pleading.
• Rule 13. Counterclaim and crossclaim.
• Rule 14. Third-party practice.
• Rule 15. Amended and supplemental pleadings.
• Rule 16. Pre-trial procedure; formulating issues.
• Rule 17. Parties plaintiff and defendant; capacity.
• Rule 18. Joinder of claims and remedies.
• Rule 19. Necessary joinder of parties.
• Rule 20. Permissive joinder of parties.
• Rule 21. Procedure upon misjoinder and nonjoinder.
• Rule 22. Interpleader.
• Rule 23. Class actions.
• Rule 24. Intervention.
• Rule 25. Substitution of parties upon death, incompetency or transfer of interest; abatement.
• Rule 26. General provisions governing discovery.
• Rule 27. Depositions before action or pending appeal.
• Rule 28. Persons before whom depositions may be taken.
• Rule 29. Stipulations regarding discovery procedure.
• Rule 30. Depositions upon oral examination.
• Rule 31. Depositions upon written questions.
• Rule 32. Use of depositions in court proceedings.
• Rule 33. Interrogatories to parties.
• Rule 34. Production of documents and things and entry upon land for inspection and other purposes.
• Rule 35. Physical and mental examination of persons.
• Rule 36. Requests for admission; effect of admission.
• Rule 37. Failure to make discovery; sanctions.
• Rule 38. Jury trial of right.
• Rule 39. Trial by jury or by the court.
• Rule 40. Assignment of cases for trial; continuances.
• Rule 41. Dismissal of actions.
• Rule 42. Consolidation; separate trials.
• Rule 43. Evidence.
• Rule 44. Proof of official record.
• Rule 44.1. Determination of foreign law.
• Rule 45. Subpoena.
• Rule 46. Objections and exceptions.
• Rule 47. Jurors.
• Rule 48. Juries of less than twelve – majority verdict.
• Rule 49. Verdicts.
• Rule 50. Motion for a directed verdict and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
• Rule 51. Instructions to jury.
• Rule 52. Findings by the court.
• Rule 53. Referees.
• Rule 54. Judgments.
• Rule 55. Default.
• Rule 56. Summary judgment.
• Rule 57. Declaratory judgments.
• Rule 58. Entry of judgment.
• Rule 59. New trials; amendment of judgments.
• Rule 60. Relief from judgment or order.
• Rule 61. Harmless error.
• Rule 62. Stay of proceedings to enforce a judgment.
• Rule 63. Disability of a judge.
• Rule 64. Seizure of person or property.
• Rule 65. Injunctions.
• Rule 66 through Rule 67. Omitted.
• Rule 68. Offer of judgment and disclaimer.
• Rule 68.1. Confession of judgment.
• Rule 69. Omitted.
• Rule 70. Judgment for specific acts; vesting title.
• Rule 71 through Rule 83. Omitted.
• Rule 84. Forms.

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