Central Carolina Nissan, Inc. v. Sturgis

JOHNSON, Judge.

Before turning to the substance of this case, we note for the sake of clarity the party status of all those originally involved in this lawsuit. Plaintiff Central Carolina Nissan (“CCN”), through its attorney J. Douglas Moretz, instituted an action for declaratory judgment and injunction against defendants Kip D. Sturgis and James C. Gulick in their individual capacities. Sturgis and Gulick moved to dismiss CCN’s action and also petitioned for sanctions under Rule 11(a) of the N.C. Rules of Civil Procedure against CCN’s attorney, Moretz. Both motions were granted. The only…