3. Count Three: Common Law Obstruction of Justice North Carolina courts have recognized that “[a]t common law it is an offense to do any act which prevents, obstructs, impedes or hinders public or legal justice.” In re Kivett, 309 N.C. 635, 670, 309 S.E.2d 442, 462 (1983). “In order to state a claim for common law obstruction of justice, a plaintiff must allege ‘any action intentionally undertaken by the defendant for the purpose of obstructing, impeding, or hindering the plaintiff's ability to seek and obtain a legal remedy.'” Edwards v. Parrish Tire Co., No. 1:18CV811, 2019 WL 4246671, at *2 (M.D. N.C. Sept. 6, 2019) (unpublished) (quoting Blackburn v. Carbone, 703 S.E.2d 788, 795 ( N.C. Ct. App. 2010). “The common law offense of obstructing public justice may take a variety of forms.