SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA

PETITIONS

Decided by the Court in Conference: 4 April 2002

{Posted on the Internet Web Site: 5 April 2002 at 10:45 a.m.}

COMMON ABBREVIATIONS (Click here for archived petitions)
Abbreviation Full Term
PWC Petition for Writ of Certiorari
MAR Motion for Appropriate Relief
COA North Carolina Court of Appeals
MTS Motion for Temporary Stay
Def Defendant
NOA Notice of Appeal
Plt Plaintiff
PDR Petition for Discretionary Review
Cert Certiorari
AG Attorney General
 
004A01   State v. Timothy Lionell White   1. Def's Motion to Enlarge the Record on Appeal

2. Def's Motion to File Additional Brief  

1. Denied
03/21/02

2. Denied
03/21/02
 

009P01-2   State v. Irving D. Chappell   Def's Pro Se PWC to Review the Order of the COA (COAP00-861)
 
Denied  
015A02*   Geraldine A. Best v. Ford Motor Company, Sam Johnson's Lincoln Mercury, Inc. and TRW, Inc.   Def's (TRW, Inc.) Motion for Admission of Counsel for Pro Hac Vice (David R. Reed)   Allowed
03/21/02  
031P02   Gaston County, by and through its Child Support Enforcement Agency, ex rel., Georgia R. West (Anderson) v. Launeil Sanders   1. Def's Pro Se PWC to Review the Decision of the COA (COA00-1096)

2. Def's Pro Se Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis  

1. Denied

2. Allowed  

035A02   State v. Frank Junior Chambers   Def's PWC to Review the Order of the Superior Court
 
Denied  
039P02   State v. Joseph Osmar Jones   1. Def's NOA Based Upon a Constitutional Question
(COA00-1182)

2. Def's PDR Under G.S. § 7A-31
(COA00-1182)

3. AG's Motion to Dismiss Appeal for Lack of Substantial Question  

1. --

2. Denied

3. Allowed

 

048P01   State v. Derrick Lamont Williams   1. Def's Pro Se PWC to Review the Order of the COA (COAP02-63)

2. Def's Pro Se Motion to Appoint Counsel  

1. Denied

2. Denied

 

060P02   State v. Teresa Ann Sams   1. Def's NOA Based Upon a Constitutional Question
(COA01-110)

2. Def's PDR Under G.S. § 7A-31
(COA01-110)

3. AG's Motion to Dismiss Appeal  

1. --

2. Denied

3. Allowed

 

062P02   Lorraine K. Doyle v. Asheville Orthopaedic Associates, P.A.
 
Plt's PDR Under G.S. § 7A-31
(COA01-159)  
Denied  
063P02   Sharon Creech and Travis Creech Guardians Ad Litem of Justin Creech, Minor v. Evelyn H. Melnik, M.D.   Def's PDR (COA00-717)

 

Denied  
078A02*   State of N.C. ex rel. Utilities Commission Public Staff-- N.C. Utilities Commission, Intervenor et al. v. The N.C. Payphone Association   Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company and Central Telephone Company (Sprint) Motion to Supplement Response to the NCPA's Motion to Dismiss Sprint's NOA, Reply to Response to Sprint's PDR and Reply to Response to Sprint's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas
 
Dismissed as Moot
03/12/02  
082P00-2   State v. William S. Cooper   1. Def's Pro Se PWC to Review the Order of the Superior Court

2. Def's Pro Se Motion to Appoint Counsel
 

1. Dismissed

2. Denied  

094PA02   Ashley Stephenson,et al.

    v.

Gary Bartlett, et al.  

1. N.C. State Conf. of Branches of the NAACP to Participate in Oral Argument

2. Amici Curiae (DKT Liberty's) Motion to Participate in Oral Argument

3. Americans for the Defense of Constitutional Rights, Inc.'s Conditional Motion to Participate In Oral Argument

4. Motion by the Foreman Plt's (Foreman, Kindley, Moore, Brewington, Mitchell, McMillian, Taylor, Parker and McKoy) for Leave to file Amicus Curiae Brief

5. Motion by the Foreman Plt's for Leave to Participate in Oral Argument
 

1. See Special Order
03/28/02

2. See Special Order
04/01/02

3. See Special Order
03/28/02

4. Allowed
03/28/02

5. See Special Order
03/28/02  

094PA02*   Ashley Stephenson,et al.

    v.

Gary Bartlett, et al.  

1. Plts' Motion to Take Judicial Notice of Orders By the Johnston County Superior Court Sent to the United States Dept. of Justice

2. Plts' Second Motion to Supplement the Record

3. Richard Melvin's Motion for Leave to File Brief as Amicus Curiae

4. Pender County's Motion for Leave to File as Amicus Curiae

5. Defs' Motion to Supplement the Record

 

1. Allowed
03/28/02

2. Allowed
03/28/02

3. Denied
03/28/02

4. Allowed
04/01/02

5. Allowed
04/02/02  

094PA02*   Ashley Stephenson,et al.

    v.

Gary Bartlett, et al.  

1. DKT Liberty Project's Motion for Leave to Participate as Amicus Curiae

2. Amicus (DKT Liberty Project) Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Scott A. Sinder)

3. N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers' Motion for Leave to File Brief as Amicus Curiae

4. Defs' Motion for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Donald Verilli

5. Motion By the N.C. State Conference of Branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for Leave to File Brief as Amicus Curiae

6. Wilbur Gulley, Luther Jordan, David Weinstein, Edd Nye and Victor Farah's Motion for Leave to File Brief as Amicus Curiae

7. Defs' Motion to Strike Plt- Appellees' Reply Brief

8. Plt-Appellees' Motion to Strike Amicus Curiae Brief

 

1. Allowed
03/22/02

2. Allowed
03/22/02

3. Allowed
03/22/02

4. Allowed
03/22/02

5. Allowed
03/25/02

6. Allowed
03/27/02

7. Denied
04/02/02

8. Denied
04/02/02

 

097P02   Schoolcraft Enterprises, Inc. and Charles Schoolcraft v. Bright Life, L.L.C. and Craig Bright   Plts' PWC to Review the Decision of the COA (COA00-1469)   Denied  
099P02   State v. Wayne Thomas Johnson   1. Def's Pro Se PDR Under G.S. § 7A-31 (COA00-1336)

2. Def's Pro Se Motion for DNA Testing Deoxyribonucleic Acid  

1. Denied

2. Denied

 

103P02   State v. Shana Goode   Def's PWC to Review the Decision of the COA (COA01-573)
 
Denied  
104P02   Russell H. Harrell, II, a Minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Russell H. Harrell, and Russell H. Harrell, Plaintiffs v. Larry Keith Hawley, Jr. and Joe Ayers, Defendants, Joe Ayers, Third Party Plaintiff v. Generali U.S. Branch, Seibels, Bruce & Company, and Harrison- Crawford/Manning- Sparrow Agency, Inc., Third Party Defendants   1. Def/Third Party Plt's (Ayers) Motion for Relief Under Rule 2

2. Def/Third Party Plt's (Ayers) PWC to Review the Decision of the COA
(COA00-941)

3. Def/Third Party Plt's (Ayers) NOA Based upon a Dissent  

1. Dismissed

2. Allowed

3. Dismissed
Ex mero motu  

105A02   State v. Michael McNeill   Def's Pro Se NOA Based Upon a Constitutional Question
(COA01-616)
 
Dismissed
Ex mero motu  
110P02   State v. Anthony Lashaun Mills   1. Def's NOA Based on a Constitutional Question

2. Def's PDR (COA01-405)

3. AG's Motion to Hold Matter in Abeyance  

1. --

2. --

3. Allowed

 

113P02   K. Mark Stephens and wife, Denise Buff Stephens and V. Ken Pfahl and wife, Susan C. Pfahl v. Michael J. Dortch and wife, Elyn Sikes Dortch   Defs' PDR Under G.S. § 7A-31
(COA00-1430-2)  
Denied  
118P02   Analog Devices, Inc. v. Christopher Michalski, Kiran Karnik, and Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.   1. Plt's Motion for Temporary Stay

2. Plt's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas  

1. Denied
03/27/02

2. Denied
03/27/02  

119P02   State v. Ernest G. Hargett   1. AG's Application for Temporary Stay

2. AG's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. AG's PDR (COA01-265)  

1. Allowed
03/08/02

2. Allowed

3. Allowed
 

120P02*   State v. David Lee Jones   Def's Pro Se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus   Denied
03/12/02
 
127A02*   In the Matter of: Mitchell, M.., a minor child, d.o.b. 12/24/94; In the Matter of Mitchell, K., a minor child, d.o.b. 01/16/98; In the Matter of Mitchell, K.., a minor child, d.o.b. 02/06/96   1. Pet's (Guardian ad Litem) Motion for Temporary Stay

2. Pet's (Guardian ad Litem) Petition for Writ of Supersedeas

3. Pet's (Guardian ad Litem) NOA Based Upon a Dissent
(COA01-489-90)  

1. Allowed
03/12/02

2.

3.

 

134P02   Larry E. Triplett, Sr. v. Gerald McKinney, Attorney; and Jerry Vaughan, Investigator   Plt's Pro Se Petition for Writ of Mandamus   Denied  
135P02   State v. Garland Edward Pittman   Def's Pro Se PWC to Review the Order of the COA (COAP02-81)
 
Denied  
137P02   State v. Huey Lee Billups   1. Def's Pro Se PWC to Review the Order of the COA (COAP02-86)

2. Def's Pro Se Motion to Appoint Counsel  

1. Dismissed

2. Denied

 

138P02   Lee Woodburn, Petitioner v. N.C. State University, Respondent   Pet's PDR Prior to Determination by COA (COA02-262)   Denied  
140P02   Richard L. McCreery v. N.C. Department of Correction, Theodis Beck, Secretary   1. Plt's Pro Se NOA Based Upon a Substantial Constitutional Question (COA01-1536)

2. Plt's Pro Se Petition for Writ of Mandamus

3. Def's Motion to Dismiss  

1. --

2. Denied

3. Allowed
 

144P02   R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Petitioner v. N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Respondent   1. Def's Motion for Temporary Stay

2. Def's Petition for Writ of Supersedeas (COA01-74)

 

1. Denied
03/20/02

2.  

145A02   State v. Paul Anthony Brown   Def's Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Proposed Record on Appeal on 05/21/02
 
Allowed
03/26/02  
181P99*   John R. Goodwin, JR., and Linda K. Goodwin, Husband and Wife, and Heather Lynn Goettel
    v
Schneider National, Inc., Keith Gault and Neal Jackson Hutton
 
Plts' Fifth Motion to Reconsider Denied PDR   Dismissed
03/12/02  
328A97-2   State v. Lawrence Eugene Peterson, Jr.   Def's Motion to Hold Consideration of PWC in Abeyance   Allowed  
385A92-4   State v. Carl Stephen Moseley   Def's PWC to Review the Orders of the Superior Court
 
Denied  
457P01   Janice Mann Mintz a/k/a, Carolyn Mintz and John Larry Mintz v. Jeffrey Keith Fowler and Joseph Carlton Fowler   Plts' PDR Under G.S. § 7A-31
(COA00-900)  
Denied

Martin, J.
Recused
 

483P00-2*   State v. Frank Robert Schlaepfer, Jr.   Def's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus   Denied
03/12/02
 
494P01   Robert L. Styles v. State   Plt's Motion to Amend Petition for Writ of Certiorari   Dismissed  
501P01   Stanley Lorenzo Williams v. Rick Anderson, Superintendent   Plt's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus   Denied  
549P00-3*
 
Ora Vivian Hill, Petitioner v. Thomas W. Hill, Barbara Hill Garrison, Maurice D. Hill, Garford Tony Hill, Christopher Jon Hill, Karen Hill Frost, Teresa Hill Cochran, Michele Hill Stepp, and Ervin B. Bazzle, Administrator   1. Respondent's (Thomas W. Hill) Motion for Temporary Stay

2. Respondent's (Thomas W. Hill) Petition for Writ of Supersedeas  

1. Denied
03/14/02

2.

Martin, J.
Recused
 

569P01   David Felton v. State   Plt's PWC to Review the Order of the COA (COAP01-668)
 
Dismissed  
594P01   State v. Donald Demras Parker   Def's PWC to Review the Decision of the COA (COA99-965)
 
Dismissed  
599A01   State v. Timothy Lane Beane   1. Def's NOA Based Upon a Constitutional Question (COA00-421)

2. AG's Motion to Dismiss Appeal  

1. --

2. Allowed

 

609P01   State v. Anthony Coward   Def's Pro Se Petition for Writ of Mandamus   Denied

Butterfield, J.
Recused
 

617P01   In the Matter of John Lee Morris, Sr. v. Mike Jones, The Budd Group, Jan Taylor, and Eisai, Inc.   1. Plt's Pro Se PWC to Review Order of the COA (COAP01-775)

2. Plt's Pro Se Motion to Amend this Action, Writ of Certiorari

3. Plt's Pro Se Motion to Uphold the Motion Filed 15 October 2001 in the COA

4. Plt's Pro Se Motion to Impose Sanctions Upon the COA for Violation and Falsifying Record  

1. Denied

2. Denied

3. Denied

4. Denied

 

621A01   Margaret Wrenn Anderson v. Dr. Dean George Assimos, M.D., Dr. Lawrence Kroovard, M.D., Dr. Mark R. Hess, M.D., Wake Forest University Physicians, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, The Medical Center of Bowman Gray School of Medicine and North Carolina Baptist Hospital and The North Carolina Baptist Hospitals, Incorporated   1. Defs' NOA Based Upon a Dissent
(COA00-587)

2. Defs' NOA Based Upon a Constitutional Question (COA00-587)

3. Defs' Motion to Strike and/or Disregard all Documents Contained in Appendix to Plt's-Appellee's Brief

4. Plt's Motion to Dismiss Appeal

5. Plt's Motion to Sanction Appellants for Failure to Comply with the Rules of Appellate Procedure

6. Plt's Amended Motion to Dismiss Appeal

7. Plt's (Amended) Motion to Sanction Appellants for Failure to Comply with the Rules of Appellate Procedure

8. Plt's Motion to Strike and Set Aside the Amicus Brief of the N.C. Medical Society et al.

9. Amicus Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice (Robert S. Peck)

10. Motion by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and The American Civil Liberties Union of N.C. Legal Foundation, Inc. for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief
 

1. --

2. Retain

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8. Denied
03/21/02

9. Allowed
03/21/02

10. Allowed
03/21/02  

622P01   State v. Donald Todd Guiton   Def's PDR Under G.S. § 7A-31
(COA00-1080)
 
Denied  
635P01   State v. James C. George   Def's Pro Se PWC to Review the Order of the COA (COAP01-793)
 
Dismissed  
640P01   Shelby Jean Parris v. Nathaniel L. Light   Plt's PDR Under G.S. § 7A-31
(COA00-1230)
 
Denied  
652P01   Albert Alexander Jackson, Jr. v. State of N.C., Howard Cummings, Assistant District Attorney, Wake County, David Edward McGee   1. Plt's Pro Se Petition for Writ of Mandamus

2. Plt's Pro Se Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis  

1. Denied

2. Allowed  

658P01-2   David Felton v. N.C. Department of Correction   Plt's Pro Se PWC to Review the Order of the COA (COA01-982)   Denied  
661P01   Finesse G. Couch, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Carnell Simmons Couch v. Private Diagnostic Clinic and Duke University   1. Appellant's (Maria Sperando) NOA Based Upon A Constitutional Question (COA00-1032)

2. Appellant's (Maria Sperando) PDR Under G.S. § 7A-31 (COA00-1032)

3. Appellee's (Trial Court) Motion to Dismiss Appeal

4. Appellee's (Trial Court) Conditional PDR as to Additional Issues (COA00-1032)  

1. --

2. Denied

3. Allowed

4. Dismissed as Moot

Orr, J.
Recused

 

666P01   State v. Arthur Lee Byrd, Sr.   Def's PDR Under G.S. § 7A-31
(COA00-1272)
 
Denied  
678P01   William T. Rhodes, Jr. d/b/a/ B&T Enterprises and Taps RV Park v. Marcus Cable Associates, L.L.C., d/b/a Charter Communications   Plt PDR Under G.S. § 7A-31
(COA00-1454)  
Denied  
683A01

 

State v. James Stanley Spencer
 
1. Def's NOA Based Upon a Constitutional Question
(COA00-1296)

2. AG's Motion to Dismiss Appeal  

1. --

2. Allowed