SUPREME COURT OPINIONS - 2005
BY FILING DATE

16 December 2005 Zip File (containing WordPerfect files)
Mandate: 5 January 2006

• Young v. Prancing Horse, Inc., 360 NC 168 (329PA05) - Employer negligence; liability release
• Currituck Assocs. v. Hollowell, 360 NC 160 (528A04) - Attorney correspondence; Enforceable settlement?
• Eastway Wrecker Serv., Inc. v. City of Charlotte, 360 NC 167 (467A04) - Breach of contract; alternative claims; Rule 12(b)(6) motion converted to Rule 56 motion
• Ellis v. International Harvester Co., 360 NC 171 (580PA04) - On-the-job injury; interlocutory appeal from summary judgment in favor of some defendants
• Hofecker v. Casperson, 360 NC 159 (92A05) - Last clear chance; summary judgment
• In re T.K., 360 NC 163 (386A05) - Permanency planning order; reunification; parental progress vs. children's best interests
• In re D.M., 360 NC 162 (379A05) - Termination of parental rights; clear, cogent, and convincing evidence of failure to make reasonable progress
• In re J.B., 360 NC 165 (462A05) - Juvenile delinquent; special conditions of probation
• Jones v. City of Durham, 360 NC 81 (137A05) - Speeding police car causing injury to pedestrian; gross negligence
• Little v. Omega Meats I, Inc., 360 NC 164 (438A05) - Independent contractor's intentional torts; company's liability for negligent hiring or retention
• Mooresville Hosp. Mgmt. Assocs., Inc. v. N.C. Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 360 NC 156 (404A03-2) - Certificate of need; New hospital facility
• Neill Grading & Constr. Co. v. Lingafelt, 360 NC 172 (112PA05) - Defamation; radio broadcast; private figure/matter of public concern; interlocutory appeal
• Sawyers v. Farm Bureau Ins. of N.C., Inc., 360 NC 158 (264A05) - N.C.G.S. § 20-279.21(b)(3); application of out-of-state judgment to uninsured motorist carrier
• State v. Duke, 360 NC 110 (57A04) - First-degree murder (capital/death)
• State v. Rashidi, 360 NC 166 (510A05) - Testimony about defendant's request for counsel; jury exposure to information outside the record regarding flight; prejudicial error?
• State v. Sanders, 360 NC 170 (362A05) - Controlled substance; sufficiency of evidence of intent to sell
• State v. Winslow, 360 NC 161 (201A05) - Habitual DWI; amending indictment to correct date of previous DWI conviction
• State v. Harris, 360 NC 145 (548A04) - Rape shield law
• Taylor v. Carolina Rest. Grp., Inc., 360 NC 173 (377A05) - Workers' compensation; permanent and total disability; sequential injuries under different employers
• Watts v. Borg Warner Auto., Inc., 360 NC 169 (359A05) - Workers' compensation; N.C.G.S. § 97-22; failure to timely report injury to employer

1 December 2005 Zip File (containing WordPerfect files)
Mandate: 21 December 2005

• State v. Wright, 360 NC 80 (483A05) - Judge's comment to defense counsel; Prejudicial effect at trial

  IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE LISTED OPINIONS, THE COURT CONSIDERED 69 OTHER MATTERS. THE OTHER MATTERS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, NOTICES OF APPEALS BASED UPON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS, PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI IN DEATH CASES, DEATH STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF CERTIORARI IN OTHER CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CASES, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF SUPERSEDEAS, MOTIONS FOR TEMPORARY STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF MANDAMUS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS, MOTIONS FOR APPROPRIATE RELIEF, AND DIRECT APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE JUDICIAL STANDARDS COMMISSION AND THE UTILITIES COMMISSION. THE COURT ALSO CONSIDERS MOTIONS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME AND MOTIONS TO AMEND ON A DAILY BASIS. SUCH "ROUTINE" MOTIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PETITION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE COURT EACH MONTH.
  
  

4 November 2005 Zip File (containing WordPerfect files)
Mandate: 28 November 2005

• In re T.B., 360 NC 59 (598PA04) - Minor child; Evidence to support finding of neglect
• Jackson v. Jackson, 360 NC 56 (172A05) - Separation agreement; Void for vagueness or enforceable with parol evidence
• McCulloch v. Freedman, 360 NC 57 (241A05) - Unfair trade practices claim; defendants' attorney's fees
• Young (Lindquist) v. Young, 360 NC 58 (213A05) - Validity of court order provision barring wife from seeking increased child support; waiver and ripeness of appeal

  IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE LISTED OPINIONS, THE COURT CONSIDERED 74 OTHER MATTERS. THE OTHER MATTERS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, NOTICES OF APPEALS BASED UPON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS, PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI IN DEATH CASES, DEATH STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF CERTIORARI IN OTHER CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CASES, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF SUPERSEDEAS, MOTIONS FOR TEMPORARY STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF MANDAMUS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS, MOTIONS FOR APPROPRIATE RELIEF, AND DIRECT APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE JUDICIAL STANDARDS COMMISSION AND THE UTILITIES COMMISSION. THE COURT ALSO CONSIDERS MOTIONS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME AND MOTIONS TO AMEND ON A DAILY BASIS. SUCH "ROUTINE" MOTIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PETITION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE COURT EACH MONTH.
  
  

7 October 2005 Zip File (containing WordPerfect files)
Mandate: 27 October 2005

• Adams v. Metals, USA, 360 NC 54 (156A05) - Workers' Compensation; Causation evidence
• Clark v. Wal-Mart, 360 NC 41 (321PA04) - Workers' Compensation; Payments under N.C.G.S. Section 97-18(b); Presumption of ongoing disability
• Eckard v. Smith, 360 NC 51 (573A04) - Moving road block; gross negligence
• Reep v. Beck, 360 NC 34 (345PA04) - Class Action; certification pending; dismissal of complaint on the merits
• Johnson v. Lucas, 360 NC 53 (158A05) - Wrongful timber cutting; Interlocutory appeal
• Jones v. Ratley, 360 NC 50 (114A05) - Appeal from small claims court; standards for trial de novo in district court
• Justice for Animals, Inc. v. Lenoir Cty. SPCA, Inc., 360 NC 48 (135A05) - Protection of animals; subject matter jurisdiction; statutory interpretation
• Mayo v. NC State University, 360 NC 52 (164A05) - Construction of employment agreement; alleged overpayment to former faculty member
• N.C. Dep't of Transp. v. Stagecoach Village, 360 NC 46 (529PA04) - Condemnation action; Necessary parties; Interlocutory appeal
• State v. Lewis, 360 NC 1 (558PA04) - Statements by deceased victim to police; admissibility under Crawford v. Washington
• State v. Bowes, 360 NC 55 (394A03) - Limited driving privilege; DMV's authority to void court order; constitutional questions

  IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE LISTED OPINIONS, THE COURT CONSIDERED 165 OTHER MATTERS. THE OTHER MATTERS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, NOTICES OF APPEALS BASED UPON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS, PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI IN DEATH CASES, DEATH STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF CERTIORARI IN OTHER CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CASES, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF SUPERSEDEAS, MOTIONS FOR TEMPORARY STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF MANDAMUS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS, MOTIONS FOR APPROPRIATE RELIEF, AND DIRECT APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE JUDICIAL STANDARDS COMMISSION AND THE UTILITIES COMMISSION. THE COURT ALSO CONSIDERS MOTIONS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME AND MOTIONS TO AMEND ON A DAILY BASIS. SUCH "ROUTINE" MOTIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PETITION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE COURT EACH MONTH.
  
  

19 August 2005 Zip File (containing WordPerfect files)
Mandate: 8 September 2005

• Elliott v. County of Halifax, 359 NC 847 (590PA04) - Legality of solid waste availability fee
• Manning v. County of Halifax, 359 NC 848 (589PA04) - Legality of solid waste availability fee
• Newberne v. Department of Crime Control & Pub. Safety, 359 NC 782 (75A05) - Highway Patrolman; Whisleblower Act
• State v. Jones, 359 NC 832 (389PA04) - Attempted murder; short-form indictment
• State v. Hurt, 359 NC 840 (192A04) - Second degree murder; plea bargain; sentencing; aggravating factors; direct appeal and MAR
• State v. McNeil, 359 NC 800 (437A04) - Constructive possession of cocaine
• State v. al-Bayyinah, 359 NC 741 (550A03) - First-degree murder (capital/death)
• State v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., 359 NC 763 (2PA05) - Phase II Trust; Tobacco Companies' oblifation to fund in 2004 and thereafter
• State v. Augustine, 359 NC 709 (130A03) - First-degree murder (capital/death)
• State v. Campbell, 359 NC 644 (366A02) - First-degree murder (capital/death)
• State v. Blackwell, 359 NC 814 (490PA04) - Judicial determination of aggravating factor; Blakely v. Washington
• State v. Alexander, 359 NC 824 (622A04) - Plea arrangement; proof of prior record level

  IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE LISTED OPINIONS, THE COURT CONSIDERED 97 OTHER MATTERS. THE OTHER MATTERS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, NOTICES OF APPEALS BASED UPON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS, PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI IN DEATH CASES, DEATH STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF CERTIORARI IN OTHER CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CASES, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF SUPERSEDEAS, MOTIONS FOR TEMPORARY STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF MANDAMUS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS, MOTIONS FOR APPROPRIATE RELIEF, AND DIRECT APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE JUDICIAL STANDARDS COMMISSION AND THE UTILITIES COMMISSION. THE COURT ALSO CONSIDERS MOTIONS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME AND MOTIONS TO AMEND ON A DAILY BASIS. SUCH "ROUTINE" MOTIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PETITION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE COURT EACH MONTH.
  
  

1 July 2005 Zip File (containing WordPerfect files)
Mandate: 21 July 2005

• Allstate Ins. Co. v. Lahoud,, 359 NC 628 (14A05) - Guilty plea; Conclusive in related civil case
• In re Daisy, 359 NC 622 (132A05) - Judicial censure; sexual harassment
• In re N.B., 359 NC 627 (168A04) - Minor child; appeal of custody order; relation to later order; terminating parental rights
• In re R.T.W., 359 NC 539 (417PA04) - Minor child; appeal of termination order; relation to appeal of earlier custody order
• In re T.E.F., 359 NC 570 (608A04) - Admission by juvenile; N.C.G.S. Section 7B-2407 (a) (5); satisfaction with legal counsel
• Jonesboro UMC v. Mullins-Sherman Architects, L.L.C., 359 NC 593 (170PA04) - Rule 13(a), compulsory counterclaims
• N.C. School Bds., Ass'n v. Moore, 359 NC 474 (569A03) - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - disposition of civil penalties
• Pitts v. Nash Day Hosp., Inc., 359 NC 626 (22A05) - Medical malpractice; Expert testimony; "Same or similiar community" standard of practice
• State ex rel. Utilities Comn'n v. Carolina Power & Light, 359 NC 516 (649A03) - Contracts; Sale of Electricity; Federal Exemption
• State v. Trent, 359 NC 583 (520A04) - Order denying motion to suppress; entered out of term and out of session
• State v. Allen, 359 NC 425 (485PA04) - Sixth Amendment right to jury trial; harmless error
• State v. Beck, 359 NC 611 (191PA04) - Non-capital felony; aggravating factors; statutory interpretation
• State v. Smith, 359 NC 618 (407PA04) - Appeal; Stay of misdemeanor probation
• State v. Bryant, 359 NC 554 (173PA04) - Sex offender registration law; constitutionality; application to persons moving from out-of-state
• State v. Speight, 359 NC 602 (491PA04) - Aggravated sentence; Blakely; contents of indictment
• Whitt v. Harris Teeter, Inc., 359 NC 625 (416A04) - Constructive discharge; Hostile Work Environment

  IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE LISTED OPINIONS, THE COURT CONSIDERED 114 OTHER MATTERS. THE OTHER MATTERS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, NOTICES OF APPEALS BASED UPON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS, PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI IN DEATH CASES, DEATH STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF CERTIORARI IN OTHER CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CASES, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF SUPERSEDEAS, MOTIONS FOR TEMPORARY STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF MANDAMUS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS, MOTIONS FOR APPROPRIATE RELIEF, AND DIRECT APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE JUDICIAL STANDARDS COMMISSION AND THE UTILITIES COMMISSION. THE COURT ALSO CONSIDERS MOTIONS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME AND MOTIONS TO AMEND ON A DAILY BASIS. SUCH "ROUTINE" MOTIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PETITION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE COURT EACH MONTH.
  
  

5 May 2005 Zip File (containing WordPerfect files)
Mandate: 25 May 2005

• Cherney v. N.C. Zoological Park, 359 NC 419 (606A04) - Tort Claims Act; Sufficiency of plaintiff's affidavit
• City of Burlington v. Boney Publishers, Inc., 359 NC 422 (518PA04) - Open Meetings Law; Declaratory judgment action; City as plaintiff
• Harleysville Mut. Ins. Co. v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 359 NC 421 (444PA04) - UM coverage; common insured
• In re Harrison, 359 NC 415 (3A05) - Judicial removal; mental and physical incapacities
• State v. Gonzales, 359 NC 420 (339PA04) - "Weight" of marijuana, statutory interpretation
• State v. Jenkins, 359 NC 423 (31A05) - Conspiracy to traffic in cocaine by possession; sufficiency of the evidence
• State v. Forrest, 359 NC 424 (270A04) - Victim's out-of-court statements; application of Crawford v. Washington

  IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE LISTED OPINIONS, THE COURT CONSIDERED 79 OTHER MATTERS. THE OTHER MATTERS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, NOTICES OF APPEALS BASED UPON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS, PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI IN DEATH CASES, DEATH STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF CERTIORARI IN OTHER CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CASES, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF SUPERSEDEAS, MOTIONS FOR TEMPORARY STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF MANDAMUS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS, MOTIONS FOR APPROPRIATE RELIEF, AND DIRECT APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE JUDICIAL STANDARDS COMMISSION AND THE UTILITIES COMMISSION. THE COURT ALSO CONSIDERS MOTIONS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME AND MOTIONS TO AMEND ON A DAILY BASIS. SUCH "ROUTINE" MOTIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PETITION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE COURT EACH MONTH.
  
  

7 April 2005 Zip File (containing WordPerfect files)
Mandate: 27 April 2005

• Alexander v. Wal-Mart, Inc., 359 NC 403 (588A04) - Workers' Compensation; Causation Testimony; Standard of Review on Appeal
• In re Estate of Lunsford, 359 NC 382 (362A01-3) - Inheritance rights; child abandonment
• In re T.D.P., 359 NC 405 (310A04) - Termination of father's parental rights
• State v. Cruz, 359 NC 407 (561A04) - Bail bond forfeiture; extraordinary circumstances
• State v. Evans, 359 NC 404 (562A04) - Bail bond forfeiture; extraordinary circumstances
• State v. Fisher, 359 NC 408 (559A04) - Bail bond forfeiture; extraordinary circumstances
• State v. Chapman, 359 NC 328 (146A02) - Death
• State v. McFayden, 359 NC 409 (560A04) - Bail bond forfeiture; extraordinary circumstances
• State v. Branch, 359 NC 406 (95PA04) - Suppresion of evidence
• State v. Sinapi, 359 NC 394 (274A04) - Trash Bag, Probable Cause to Search Home
• Viar v. N.C. Dep't of Transp., 359 NC 400 (109A04) - Tort Claims Act; failure to install guardrails

  IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE LISTED OPINIONS, THE COURT CONSIDERED 64 OTHER MATTERS. THE OTHER MATTERS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, NOTICES OF APPEALS BASED UPON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS, PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI IN DEATH CASES, DEATH STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF CERTIORARI IN OTHER CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CASES, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF SUPERSEDEAS, MOTIONS FOR TEMPORARY STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF MANDAMUS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS, MOTIONS FOR APPROPRIATE RELIEF, AND DIRECT APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE JUDICIAL STANDARDS COMMISSION AND THE UTILITIES COMMISSION. THE COURT ALSO CONSIDERS MOTIONS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME AND MOTIONS TO AMEND ON A DAILY BASIS. SUCH "ROUTINE" MOTIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PETITION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE COURT EACH MONTH.
  
  

4 March 2005 Zip File (containing WordPerfect files)
Mandate: 24 March 2005

• Associated Indus. Contr'rs. Inc. v. Fleming Eng'g, Inc., 359 NC 296 (107A04) - Land surveyor; negligence
• Cameron v. Merisel, Inc., 359 NC 317 (227PA04) - Workplace; toxic mold; Rule 12(b)(6) motion
• David N. v. Jason N., 359 NC 303 (294A04) - Child custody; grandparent v. natural father
• Edmonds v. Fresenius Med. Care, 359 NC 313 (487A04) - Workers' Compensation; Competent Evidence
• In re Hill, 359 NC 308 (546A04) - Judicial censure; comments during probation revocation hearing and jury trial
• Jones v. Davis, 359 NC 314 (232A04) - Interpretation of county subdivision ordinance
• Larkin v. Larkin, 359 NC 316 (452A04) - Equitable distribution; joint capital account; valuation date
• State v. Poindexter, 359 NC 287 (563A99-2) - MAR order; adjudication of mental retardation; IAC (capital/death)
• State v. Dennison, 359 NC 312 (179A04) - First-degree murder (non-capital); admissibility of prior acts of violence
• Vyas v. Carriage Park Ltd. P'ship, 359 NC 315 (513A04) - Personal jurisdiction; out-of-state defendants

  IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE LISTED OPINIONS, THE COURT CONSIDERED 82 OTHER MATTERS. THE OTHER MATTERS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, NOTICES OF APPEALS BASED UPON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS, PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI IN DEATH CASES, DEATH STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF CERTIORARI IN OTHER CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CASES, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF SUPERSEDEAS, MOTIONS FOR TEMPORARY STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF MANDAMUS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS, MOTIONS FOR APPROPRIATE RELIEF, AND DIRECT APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE JUDICIAL STANDARDS COMMISSION AND THE UTILITIES COMMISSION. THE COURT ALSO CONSIDERS MOTIONS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME AND MOTIONS TO AMEND ON A DAILY BASIS. SUCH "ROUTINE" MOTIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PETITION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE COURT EACH MONTH.
  
  

4 February 2005 Zip File (containing WordPerfect files)
Mandate: 24 February 2005

• James v. Bartlett, 359 NC 260 (602PA04-2) - Legality of out-of-precinct provisional ballots cast on election day
• State v. Smith, 359 NC 199 (360A02) - First-degree murder; felony larceny (capital/death)
• State v. Weaver, 359 NC 246 (613A03) - Aiding/Abetting Embezzlement
• State v. Frogge, 359 NC 228 (413A95-3) - MAR; Ineffective assistance of counsel (capital/death)

  IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE LISTED OPINIONS, THE COURT CONSIDERED 128 OTHER MATTERS. THE OTHER MATTERS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, NOTICES OF APPEALS BASED UPON CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS, PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI IN DEATH CASES, DEATH STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF CERTIORARI IN OTHER CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CASES, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF SUPERSEDEAS, MOTIONS FOR TEMPORARY STAYS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF MANDAMUS, PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS, PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS, MOTIONS FOR APPROPRIATE RELIEF, AND DIRECT APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE JUDICIAL STANDARDS COMMISSION AND THE UTILITIES COMMISSION. THE COURT ALSO CONSIDERS MOTIONS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME AND MOTIONS TO AMEND ON A DAILY BASIS. SUCH "ROUTINE" MOTIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PETITION LIST PUBLISHED BY THE COURT EACH MONTH.