NC · rules
N.C. Gen. R. Prac. Super. & Dist. Ct. 8
Discovery
Counsel are required to begin promptly such discovery proceedings as should
be utilized in each case, and are authorized to begin even before the pleadings are
completed. Counsel are not permitted to wait until the pre-trial conference is
imminent to initiate discovery.
History
History Note. 276 N.C. 735; 322 N.C. 842.
Provenance
- Source
- ncleg.gov; ncbar.gov; nccourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-17
- Edition
- 2026-09-17
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