Evans v. United Services Automobile Ass'n
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
HORTON, Judge.
Both plaintiff and defendants appeal from orders partially granting requests for the production of documents. Such interlocutory discovery orders are generally not appealable because they usually do not affect a substantial right that would be lost if the trial court’s rulings are not reviewed before final judgment. Mack v. Moore, 91 N.C. App. 478, 480, 372 S.E.2d 314, 316 (1988), disc. review denied, 323 N.C. 704, 377 S.E.2d 225 (1989). Plaintiff moves to dismiss defendants’ appeal as interlocutory, while defendants argue that, because the trial court’s orders require that they…
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