Rule 17 - Presentation Of Orders And Judgments17.1 When Orders or Judgments are Delinquent: Cases or motions scheduled for trial or hearing which are removed due to settlement, shall be considered delinquent if the Order, Judgment or Disposition is not presented to the Court for signature or filing within ten (10) working days after the case was announced as settled. Cases or Motions scheduled on trial calendars and heard by a judge or jury shall be considered delinquent if the Order, Judgment or Disposition is not presented to the Court for signature or filing within 10 working days after the hearing, unless otherwise directed by the presiding Judge17.2 Action on Delinquent Orders or Judgments: The Caseflow Management District Civil Case Coordinator will identify those cases deemed to be delinquent, pursuant to Rule 17.1 or 17.2, and place these cases on the clean-up calendar or bring them to the attention of the Chief District Court Judge or presiding civil judge. Cases identified as being delinquent may be dismissed at the discretion of the Chief District Court Judge or presiding judge, or the presiding judge shall order such sanctions or impose penalties as s/he deems appropriate and are allowed by law.17.3 Presentation to Opposing Side First: No Judgment or Order shall be presented to a Judge until the opposing parties/counsel has had a reasonable opportunity (no less than 24 hours) to review it and has been advised of the date when the proposed Judgment/Order will be presented for signature. "Verification of Consultation with Opposing Counsel", Form CCF-7, shall accompany the Judgment/Order.17.4 Signature Lines: When preparing an Order/Judgment, the Judge's signature line and date shall not be on a separate page from the last written page of the Order/Judgment.17.5 Submission of Orders and Judgments to the Judge: All Orders and/or Judgments submitted for signature shall be delivered to the mail center outside the Superior and District Court Judges' Office (Suite 9600). Counsel/parties or their designees shall log-in the provided District Court logbook the date the Order/Judgment was delivered, the case number, the case caption, the Judge's name, and the name of the counsel/party presenting the Order prior to depositing the Order in the appropriate Judge's box for signature. No order will be signed unless these procedures are followed.17.6 Signed Orders: Orders that have been signed will be logged out accordingly and made available for pickup in the appropriate basket outside the Judge's Office. The party/counsel will be notified. Orders will remain in the reception area for 48 hours for pickup by counsel or their designee. At the expiration of this time period, the orders will be sent to the Civil Division of the Clerk's Office for processing. Filed copies will be mailed in a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope, if provided. Otherwise, copies will be available from the file when the file is returned to the file room, Room 3342.N.c. R. Prac. Sup. & Dist. Ct. Civ. P. 17
Revised 11/13/2015; effective 1/1/2016.