Rule 2. Suspension of Rules

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North Carolina Court Rules › North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure › N.C. R. App. P. 2

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To prevent manifest injustice to a party, or to expedite decision in the public

interest, either court of the appellate division may, except as otherwise expressly

provided by these rules, suspend or vary the requirements or provisions of any of

these rules in a case pending before it upon application of a party or upon its own

initiative, and may order proceedings in accordance with its directions.

History Note.

287 N.C. 671; 324 N.C. 613; 354 N.C. 609; 363 N.C. 901; 369 N.C. 763.

Article II

Appeals from Judgments and Orders of Superior Courts and

District Courts

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