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.
MOTION HEARINGS IN MULTICOUNTY DIST./RCP 7.
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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.Intro. by Newton.
Bill History:
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Wed, 13 Apr 2011 Senate: Filed(link is external)
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Thu, 14 Apr 2011 Senate: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 14 Apr 2011 Senate: Ref To Com On Judiciary II(link is external)
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Tue, 3 May 2011 Senate: Reptd Fav(link is external)
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Wed, 4 May 2011 Senate: Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Mon, 9 May 2011 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Mon, 9 May 2011 House: Ref To Com On Judiciary Subcommittee A(link is external)
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Wed, 15 Jun 2011 House: Reptd Fav(link is external)
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Wed, 15 Jun 2011 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)(link is external)
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Wed, 15 Jun 2011 House: Placed On Cal For 6/15/2011(link is external)
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Thu, 16 Jun 2011 House: Amend Adopted 1(link is external)
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Thu, 16 Jun 2011 House: Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 16 Jun 2011 Senate: Rec To Concur In H Amend(link is external)
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Thu, 16 Jun 2011 Senate: Placed On Cal For 6/16/2011(link is external)
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Thu, 16 Jun 2011 Senate: Concurred In H Amend(link is external)
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Fri, 17 Jun 2011 Ratified(link is external)
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Mon, 20 Jun 2011 Pres. To Gov. 6/20/2011(link is external)
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Mon, 27 Jun 2011 Signed By Gov. 6/27/2011(link is external)
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Mon, 27 Jun 2011 Ch. SL 2011-317(link is external)
Bill Summaries:
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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.