Motion to Stay Discovery in North Carolina

What Is a Motion to Stay Discovery?

Understanding the Purpose and Significance of a Motion to Stay

“All courts are vested with inherent authority to do all things that are reasonably necessary for the proper administration of justice.” (See In re Appeal From the Order Sanct. Benjamin Small (2009) 689 S.E.2d 482, 484.)

“The court, on motion in the cause and after notice, may stay or recall an execution.” (See Davis v. Land Bank (1940) 217 N.C. 145, 150.)

“Rule 62 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure states, [i]n its discretion and on such conditions for the security of the adverse party as are proper, the court may stay the execution of or any proceedings to enforce a judgment pending the disposition of a motion for a new trial or to alter or amend a judgment made pursuant to Rule 59, or of a motion for relief from a judgment or order made pursuant to Rule 60 ...." (See Bossian v. Bossian (2022) 875 S.E.2d 570, 578.)

Factors a Court Considers When Deciding a Motion to Stay

“This Court has established a list of relevant factors that may be considered as guidance for trial courts faced with motions to stay proceedings in North Carolina.” (See Kintz v. Amerlink, LTD (2004) 595 S.E.2d 239.)

“The factors a trial judge is to consider in determining whether to grant a stay include:

  1. the nature of the case,
  2. the convenience of the witnesses,
  3. the availability of compulsory process to produce witnesses,
  4. the relative ease of access to sources of proof,
  5. the applicable law,
  6. the burden of litigating matters not of local concern,
  7. the desirability of litigating matters of local concern in local courts,
  8. convenience and access to another forum,
  9. choice of forum by plaintiff, and
  10. all other practical considerations."

(Id.)

Discretion of the Court in Deciding a Motion to Stay

“The decision to grant or deny a stay rests within the discretion of the trial court, and review of that decision is for abuse of that discretion.” (See Sloan Fin. Group v. Beckett (2003) 159 N.C. App. 470, 485.)

"Under an abuse of discretion standard, this Court may only disturb a trial court's ruling if it was manifestly unsupported by reason or so arbitrary that it could not have been the result of a reasoned decision." (See Crosmun v. Trs. of Fayetteville Tech. Cmty. College (2019) 832 S.E.2d 223, 233.)

Dockets for Motion to Stay Discovery in North Carolina

12 Files
Filed

Mar 11, 2024

Status

Closed

Court

Wake District Court

County

Wake County, NC

Category

Civil Magistrate Summary Ejectment

Practice Area

Property

Matter Type

Unlawful Detainer

9 Files
Filed

Mar 04, 2024

Status

Bankruptcy

Court

Wake District Court

County

Wake County, NC

Category

Civil Magistrate Summary Ejectment

Practice Area

Property

Matter Type

Unlawful Detainer

17 Files
Filed

Feb 02, 2024

Status

Appealed

Court

Wake District Court

County

Wake County, NC

Category

Civil Magistrate Summary Ejectment

Practice Area

Property

Matter Type

Unlawful Detainer

17 Files
Filed

Jan 17, 2024

Status

Appealed

Court

Wake District Court

County

Wake County, NC

Category

Civil Magistrate Summary Ejectment

Practice Area

Property

Matter Type

Unlawful Detainer

23 Files
Filed

Dec 28, 2023

Status

Bankruptcy

Court

Wake District Court

County

Wake County, NC

Category

Civil Magistrate Summary Ejectment

Practice Area

Property

Matter Type

Unlawful Detainer

30 Files
Filed

Nov 29, 2023

Status

Appealed

Court

Wake County

County

Wake County, NC

Category

Civil Magistrate Summary Ejectment

Practice Area

Property

Matter Type

Unlawful Detainer

18 Files
Filed

Nov 16, 2023

Status

Appealed

Court

Wake County

County

Wake County, NC

Category

Civil Magistrate Summary Ejectment

Practice Area

Property

Matter Type

Unlawful Detainer

18 Files
Filed

Oct 25, 2023

Status

Bankruptcy

Court

Wake County

County

Wake County, NC

Category

Civil Magistrate Summary Ejectment

Practice Area

Property

Matter Type

Unlawful Detainer

14 Files
Filed

Sep 13, 2023

Status

Appealed

Court

Wake County

County

Wake County, NC

Category

Civil Magistrate Small Claim Action (Not Summary Ejectment)

Practice Area

Property

Matter Type

Unlawful Detainer

56 Files
Filed

Aug 30, 2023

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Michael L. Robinson Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Michael L. Robinson

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

106 Files
Filed

Aug 04, 2023

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Michael L. Robinson Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Michael L. Robinson

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

11 Files
Filed

Jun 20, 2023

Status

Bankruptcy

Court

Wake County

County

Wake County, NC

Category

General Civil Action

38 Files
Filed

Jun 13, 2023

Status

Appealed

Court

Wake Superior Court

County

Wake County, NC

Category

General Civil Action

74 Files
Filed

Nov 08, 2022

Status

Active

Court

Wake County

County

Wake County, NC

Category

Civil Domestic without Claim for absolute divorce

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

63 Files
Filed

Sep 15, 2022

Status

Appealed

Court

Wake District Court

County

Wake County, NC

Category

Civil Magistrate Summary Ejectment

Practice Area

Property

Matter Type

Unlawful Detainer

87 Files
Filed

Aug 18, 2022

Status

Closed

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

63 Files
Filed

Aug 18, 2022

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Adam M. Conrad Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Adam M. Conrad

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

9 Files
Filed

Aug 15, 2022

Status

Dismissal

Court

Wake Superior Court

County

Wake County, NC

Category

General Civil Action

47 Files
Filed

Jun 23, 2022

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Mark A. Davis Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Mark A. Davis

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

61 Files
Filed

Jun 16, 2022

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Adam M. Conrad Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Adam M. Conrad

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

62 Files
Filed

Jun 13, 2022

Status

Other

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

65 Files
Filed

Jun 10, 2022

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Adam M. Conrad Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Adam M. Conrad

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

34 Files
Filed

May 12, 2022

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Adam M. Conrad Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Adam M. Conrad

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

57 Files
Filed

May 09, 2022

Status

Other

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

77 Files
Filed

Apr 28, 2022

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Michael L. Robinson Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Michael L. Robinson

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

54 Files
Filed

Jan 21, 2022

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Mark A. Davis Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Mark A. Davis

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

109 Files
Filed

Sep 17, 2021

Status

Dismissal

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

29 Files
Filed

Sep 14, 2021

Status

Dismissal

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

44 Files
Filed

Sep 14, 2021

Status

Dismissal

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Commercial

Matter Type

Breach of Contract

29 Files
Filed

Sep 02, 2021

Status

Dismissal

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Antitrust

Matter Type

General Antitrust

174 Files
Filed

Aug 26, 2021

Status

Dismissal

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Commercial

Matter Type

Breach of Contract

13 Files
Filed

Jul 29, 2021

Status

Active

Court

Johnston County

County

Johnston County, NC

Category

Civil Domestic with Absolute Divorce

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

60 Files
Filed

Feb 23, 2021

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Mark A. Davis Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Mark A. Davis

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

136 Files
Filed

Jan 07, 2021

Status

Summary Judgment

Judge

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Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Commercial

Matter Type

Breach of Contract

35 Files
Filed

Dec 29, 2020

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Adam M. Conrad Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Adam M. Conrad

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

43 Files
Filed

Dec 04, 2020

Status

Appealed

Court

Johnston District Court

County

Johnston County, NC

Category

Civil Domestic without Claim for absolute divorce

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

7 Files
Filed

Nov 10, 2020

Status

Active

Court

Mecklenburg Superior Court

County

Mecklenburg County, NC

Category

General Civil Action

6 Files
Filed

Oct 15, 2020

Status

Bankruptcy

Court

Wake Superior Court

County

Wake County, NC

Category

General Civil Action

30 Files
Filed

Aug 11, 2020

Status

Dismissal

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

35 Files
Filed

Aug 10, 2020

Status

Dismissal

Court

Wake County

County

Wake County, NC

Category

Civil Domestic without Claim for absolute divorce

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

47 Files
Filed

Jul 27, 2020

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Adam M. Conrad Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Adam M. Conrad

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Antitrust

Matter Type

General Antitrust

88 Files
Filed

Jul 15, 2020

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Michael L. Robinson Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Michael L. Robinson

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

38 Files
Filed

Jan 31, 2020

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Adam M. Conrad Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Adam M. Conrad

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

4 Files
Filed

Jan 23, 2020

Status

Bankruptcy

Court

Mecklenburg County

County

Mecklenburg County, NC

Category

General Civil Action

43 Files
Filed

Aug 20, 2019

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Michael L. Robinson Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Michael L. Robinson

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Securities

Matter Type

General Securities

42 Files
Filed

Aug 08, 2019

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Michael L. Robinson Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Michael L. Robinson

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

90 Files
Filed

Jul 26, 2019

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Adam M. Conrad Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Adam M. Conrad

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

153 Files
Filed

Jul 10, 2019

Status

Judgment on the Pleadings

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

102 Files
Filed

Jun 25, 2019

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Mark A. Davis Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Mark A. Davis

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

89 Files
Filed

Mar 18, 2019

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Michael L. Robinson Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Michael L. Robinson

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Securities

Matter Type

General Securities

78 Files
Filed

Mar 13, 2019

Status

Appealed

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

1 File
Filed

Mar 12, 2019

Status

Active

Court

Gates Clerk of Superior Court

County

Gates County, NC

Category

Foreclosure (Special Proceeding)

Practice Area

Property

Matter Type

Foreclosure

1 File
Filed

Feb 07, 2019

Status

Dismissal

Court

Mecklenburg District Court

County

Mecklenburg County, NC

Category

Civil Domestic without Claim for absolute divorce

Practice Area

Family

Matter Type

Divorce,Separation

113 Files
Filed

Jan 29, 2019

Status

Judgment on Appeal

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Commercial

Matter Type

Breach of Contract

96 Files
Filed

Dec 31, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

48 Files
Filed

Dec 28, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Michael L. Robinson Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Michael L. Robinson

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Securities

Matter Type

General Securities

63 Files
Filed

Dec 12, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Michael L. Robinson Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Michael L. Robinson

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Securities

Matter Type

General Securities

52 Files
Filed

Dec 11, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Michael L. Robinson Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Michael L. Robinson

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Securities

Matter Type

General Securities

76 Files
Filed

Nov 26, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Michael L. Robinson Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Michael L. Robinson

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Securities

Matter Type

General Securities

34 Files
Filed

Nov 06, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. James L. Gale

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

75 Files
Filed

Oct 09, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Michael L. Robinson Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Michael L. Robinson

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Securities

Matter Type

General Securities

69 Files
Filed

Oct 02, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Intellectual Property

Matter Type

Trademark

156 Files
Filed

Aug 23, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

82 Files
Filed

Aug 20, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Michael L. Robinson Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Michael L. Robinson

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Securities

Matter Type

General Securities

43 Files
Filed

Aug 10, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Gregory P. McGuire

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

117 Files
Filed

Jul 06, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Gregory P. McGuire

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

35 Files
Filed

Jun 29, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Michael L. Robinson Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Michael L. Robinson

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

51 Files
Filed

Jun 19, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Gregory P. McGuire

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

398 Files
Filed

Jun 18, 2018

Status

Appealed

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

100 Files
Filed

Jun 18, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Michael L. Robinson Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Michael L. Robinson

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Securities

Matter Type

General Securities

106 Files
Filed

Apr 27, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Michael L. Robinson Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Michael L. Robinson

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Securities

Matter Type

General Securities

77 Files
Filed

Apr 26, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. James L. Gale

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Commercial

Matter Type

Breach of Contract

58 Files
Filed

Apr 06, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Adam M. Conrad Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Adam M. Conrad

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

3 Files
Filed

Apr 04, 2018

Status

Bankruptcy

Court

Wake County

County

Wake County, NC

Category

General Civil Action

83 Files
Filed

Mar 23, 2018

Status

Appealed

Judge

Hon. Adam M. Conrad Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Adam M. Conrad

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

264 Files
Filed

Mar 20, 2018

Status

Bankruptcy

Judge

Hon. Mark A. Davis Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Mark A. Davis

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

147 Files
Filed

Mar 16, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Adam M. Conrad Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Adam M. Conrad

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Commercial

Matter Type

Breach of Contract

41 Files
Filed

Mar 05, 2018

Status

Appealed

Judge

Hon. James L. Gale

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

Practice Area

Commercial

Matter Type

Breach of Contract

49 Files
Filed

Feb 07, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Mark A. Davis Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Mark A. Davis

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

62 Files
Filed

Mar 10, 2017

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Gregory P. McGuire

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

34 Files
Filed

Mar 06, 2017

Status

Consolidation

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

205 Files
Filed

Jan 30, 2017

Status

Dismissal

Judge

Hon. Adam M. Conrad Trellis Spinner 👉 Discover key insights by exploring more analytics for Adam M. Conrad

Court

Business Court

Category

Mandatory Complex Business Case

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