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United States — North Carolina
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This section sets time limits for bringing lawsuits in several kinds of cases, including railroad damage claims, terrorist damages claims, appraiser claims, and certain local-government land-use claims.
United States — North Carolina
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On motion, a judge may order a defendant to pay the part of a plaintiff’s claim the defendant admits is just, and may enforce that order like a judgment or provisional remedy.
United States — North Carolina
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Certain old writ-based proceedings are abolished, and the same remedies must be pursued by civil actions under this Article.
United States — North Carolina
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The Attorney General may bring an action in the State’s name in certain specified cases.
United States — North Carolina
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If a private relator applies to the Attorney General to bring an action, the Attorney General must give leave for it to be brought in the State’s name, if the applicant provides satisfactory security to cover the State’s costs and expenses.
United States — North Carolina
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The Attorney General may require sureties and proof that they are solvent before granting leave to a private relator to sue over title to an office.
United States — North Carolina
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The Attorney General may withdraw leave granted to a private relator if the relator’s bond is insufficient or the sureties are insolvent, and the presiding judge must dismiss the action on the defendant’s motion after the required certificate is filed.
United States — North Carolina
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The Attorney General may name the rightful officeholder in a complaint, and a superior court judge must order the defendant arrested and held to bail if affidavit proof shows the defendant took fees or emoluments through usurping the office.
United States — North Carolina
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This section sets time limits for starting different kinds of civil actions, usually three years, with several special accrual and exception rules.
United States — North Carolina
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If several people claim the same office or franchise, one action may be brought against all of them to test their respective rights.
United States — North Carolina
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Disputes over the title or right to a State, county, or municipal office must be tried at the next court session after service has been complete for 30 days, and the judge must give them priority.
United States — North Carolina
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A private relator suing to try title to an office must bring the action and serve the complaint within 90 days after induction, and the judge must dismiss the case on the defendant’s motion if service was not timely.
United States — North Carolina
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Before the defendant answers or demurs, the defendant must file an undertaking with surety in the county clerk’s office.
United States — North Carolina
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A defendant already in possession of an office must stay in office and keep performing its duties while the case is pending; judges may not issue restraining orders against that officer.
United States — North Carolina
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A plaintiff may move to require the defendant to give an undertaking after filing a verified complaint, and the judge must act on the request.
United States — North Carolina
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Summons and complaint may be served by leaving a copy at the defendant’s last residence or business office.
United States — North Carolina
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If the defendant is found to have unlawfully held or exercised an office, franchise, or privilege, the court must exclude the defendant and award costs, and may also fine the defendant up to $2,000.
United States — North Carolina
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If the relator wins a civil action about the right to hold an office, the court must issue mandamus or another proper process and install the entitled party in office.
United States — North Carolina
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An appeal does not stop judgment execution unless a justified undertaking is filed, and execution pending appeal is barred unless the appellee files a justified undertaking.
United States — North Carolina
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This section sets a two-year limit for certain lawsuits, including some claims against local governments, usury actions, and wrongful-death actions, with specific accrual and exception rules.