Lawyers representing North Carolina’s top court administrator defended the new eCourts program in a federal court filing this week. A motion submitted Tuesday asks a judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging eCourts’ implementation.
early half of North Carolina’s counties will have access to eCourts by the end of the year. The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts released Friday an updated eCourts
Nearly half of North Carolina’s counties will have access to eCourts by the end of the year. The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts released Friday an updated eCourts rollout plan for 2024.
Defendants in a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s eCourts implementation object to a proposal to turn the case into a class action. Class-action status would allow the case’s nine current plaintiffs to act on behalf of others with eCourts-related legal complaints.
A Texas-based public sector software maker asked a North Carolina federal court Friday to deny certification for a proposed class of people alleging the use of the company's technology in North Carolina county courts led to unlawful arrests and detentions. Proving negligence in the case would necessitate a slew of individual trials that would inherently betray any arguments of commonality between potential class members, the company told the court.