N.C. R. Prac. Sup. & Dist. Ct. Civ. P. 23

As amended through December 11, 2024

Rule 23 - Submission Of Secure Leave And Religious Holidays

23.1 Submission of Form to Court: When submitting a Secure Leave for General Civil Court cases, the Secure Leave shall be submitted on Local Form CCF-27. The form shall be sent to the following address:

Attention: Secure Leave

Caseflow Management Division/TCA

832 East Fourth Street, Suite 3420

Charlotte, NC 28202

If the Secure Leave form is hand-delivered, the form shall be taken to the above address and placed in the box marked "Secure Leave." Only one form is required-it need not be submitted to each case coordinator in the Caseflow Management Division or to the Trial Court Administrator or the Judges' Office.

All other elements to Rule 26 of the General Rules of Practice shall be followed by the submitting party. This rule does not apply to cases in the Criminal Court, before the Clerk of Superior Court, or involving Family Law.

23.2 Receipt and Entry in the Database: The leave form will be stamped as "Received" by the Caseflow Management Division. The leave will be entered for each case in the database that contains the name of the listed attorney.

23.3 Other Requirements:

(a) The submitting party shall include the original secure leave form and one copy with a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope if a return copy is desired.

(b) The secured leave form should be submitted no sooner or no later than 90 days prior to the secured leave start date.

(c) It is the individual attorney's responsibility to make sure the court calendars are free of hearing or trial dates during the requested secure leave.

23.4 Religious Holidays: In the discretion of the presiding judge, efforts shall be made to accommodate parties and counsel in their observance of religious holidays in connection with the scheduling of cases.

N.c. R. Prac. Sup. & Dist. Ct. Civ. P. 23

Revised 11/13/2015; effective 1/1/2016.