AN ACT AMENDING RULE 7 OF THE RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE TO PROVIDE THAT, WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE SENIOR RESIDENT SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE, A MOTION IN A CIVIL ACTION IN A COUNTY THAT IS PART OF A MULTICOUNTY JUDICIAL DISTRICT MAY BE HEARD DURING CIVIL SESSION IN AN INCLUDED COUNTY DIFFERENT FROM WHERE THE CASE WAS FILED. Summarized in Daily Bulletin 4/13/11 and 6/16/11. Enacted June 27, 2011. Effective October 1, 2011.
Bill Summaries: S586 MOTION HEARINGS IN MULTICOUNTY DIST./RCP 7.
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Bill S 586 (2011-2012)Summary date: Jun 30 2011 - View Summary
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Bill S 586 (2011-2012)Summary date: Jun 16 2011 - View Summary
House amendment makes the following changes to 1st edition. Adds a section stating that if House Bill 542 of the 2011 Regular Session (Tort Reform for Citizens and Businesses) becomes law, then Section 4.2 of HB 542 is rewritten to make the entire HB 542, excepting the amendment to GS 90-21.12(b), effective October 1, 2011, and applicable to actions arising on or after that date.
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Bill S 586 (2011-2012)Summary date: Apr 13 2011 - View Summary
Amends GS 1A-1, Rule 7(b)(4), by deleting most of the provision and instead stating that a motion in a civil action in a county that is part of a multicounty judicial district may be heard in another county that is part of the same judicial district with permission of the district’s senior resident superior court judge or designee. Requires a motion heard outside the county in which the case is filed to be heard at a civil session of court, except during emergencies determined by the senior resident superior court judge or designee. Applies to motions made on or after October 1, 2011.