NOTICE OF APPEAL

(General Court of Justice — Superior Court Division)

1. CAPTION

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
COUNTY OF [COUNTY_NAME]
File No. [CASE_NUMBER]

[PLAINTIFF_NAME],
Plaintiff,

v.

[DEFENDANT_NAME],
Defendant.

Attorney Information

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[ATTORNEY_NAME] (N.C. State Bar No. [BAR_NUMBER])
[LAW_FIRM_NAME]
[ADDRESS]
[City], North Carolina [ZIP]
Telephone: [PHONE] | Facsimile: [FAX]
Email: [EMAIL]
Attorney for Appellant [CLIENT_NAME]

2. NOTICE OF APPEAL

Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-27 and Rule 3 of the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure, [CLIENT_NAME], [trial court role], hereby gives notice of appeal to the [North Carolina Court of Appeals / Supreme Court of North Carolina] from the judgment/order entered on [JUDGMENT_DATE] by the Honorable [JUDGE_NAME]. The judgment [brief description] and is appealable as of right.

3. TIMELINESS

• Date judgment entered: [JUDGMENT_DATE]
• Date served with notice of entry: [SERVICE_DATE]
• Post-trial motions affecting appeal time (Rule 3(c)(3)): [DETAILS]
• Date of this notice: [FILING_DATE] (within 30 days pursuant to Rule 3(c)).

4. ISSUES ANTICIPATED ON APPEAL

1. [ISSUE_ONE]
2. [ISSUE_TWO]
3. [ISSUE_THREE]

5. TRANSCRIPT AND RECORD (Rules 7 & 9)

Appellant [has ordered/will order] the transcript(s) of proceedings held on [HEARING_DATES] from [COURT_REPORTER] within 14 days per Rule 7(a)(1). Appellant will comply with Rules 9 and 11 regarding settlement of the record on appeal.

6. FEES AND STAY

Appellant has [paid docket fee / filed petition to appeal as an indigent]. Any stay or supersedeas relief will be sought under Rule 23.

7. RELIEF REQUESTED

Appellant requests reversal, modification, or vacatur of the judgment/order and such further relief as is just, including costs on appeal.

8. SIGNATURE BLOCK

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Respectfully submitted this [DATE].

[ATTORNEY_NAME]
Attorney for Appellant [CLIENT_NAME]

9. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (Rule 26)

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I certify that a copy of this NOTICE OF APPEAL was served on [SERVICE_DATE] upon:

☐ [NAME], Counsel for [PARTY], [ADDRESS/EMAIL], by ☐ NC eFiling ☐ U.S. Mail ☐ Hand Delivery ☐ Email (consent)
☐ Clerk of Superior Court, [COUNTY_NAME] County

[SERVER_NAME]