In re Cline

STEELMAN, Judge.

In a proceeding pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-66 for removal of a district attorney from office, the trial court did not err in denying appellant’s motion to continue where statute mandated a specific time period within which the matter must be heard. Where N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-66 did not provide for discovery, and no other statute or rule created such a right, appellant was not entitled to discovery. Where the trial court defined the burden of proof as clear, cogent and convincing evidence, and it was clear from the proceedings that this burden was upon the party that…