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Form 1 – Certificate of Readiness

May 14, 2021 | Civil Procedure, North Carolina, Superior and District Courts

NORTH CAROLINA JUSTICE _______________ COUNTY

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF______________ COURT DIVISION

FILE #: _______________

FILM #: _______________

PLAINTIFF -v- DEFENDANT

CERTIFICATE OF READINESS

As counsel of record for ______________________________ (name the party you represent), who is a plaintiff, defendant, third party, (underline one) I hereby certify that:

A. I know of no procedural matters which would delay the trial of the case when called for jury trial;
B. All motions existing of record this date have been heard or otherwise disposed of;
C. I know of no parties or witnesses desired that will not be available on the trial date;
D. I know of no current reason that would cause me to move for a continuance;
E. I am ready for trial.

This the _______________ day of ___________.

______________________________

Attorney

276 N.C. 735.

Editor’s Note.

The “Certificate of Readiness” form is referenced in the original version of Rule 2, 276 N.C. 735. A subsequent amendment to Rule 2, 300 N.C. 751, eliminated the reference to the form, but the Court has never eliminated the form itself. Accordingly, the form appears in this codification; amended August 26, 2020; amended October 6, 2020.