Case Name: Beth Desmond v. The News and Observer Publishing Company, McClatchy Newspapers, Inc., Mandy Locke, Joseph Neff, John Drescher, and Steve Riley
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 2015-08-21
Citations: 368 N.C. 289
Docket Number: 207P15
Parties: Beth Desmond v. The News and Observer Publishing Company, McClatchy Newspapers, Inc., Mandy Locke, Joseph Neff, John Drescher, and Steve Riley
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 368
Pages: 289–289

Head Matter:
207P15
Beth Desmond v. The News and Observer Publishing Company, McClatchy Newspapers, Inc., Mandy Locke, Joseph Neff, John Drescher, and Steve Riley

Opinion:
1. Defs' (The News and Observer Publishing Company, McClatchy Newspapers, Inc., and Mandy Locke) Notice of Appeal Based Upon a Constitutional Question (COA14-625)
1. Dismissed ex mero motu
2. Defs' (The News and Observer Publishing Company, McClatchy Newspapers, Inc., and Mandy Locke) PDR under N.C.G.S. § 7A-31
2. Denied
3. North Carolina Association of Broadcasters, North Carolina Press Association, the Associated Press, BH Media Group, Inc., Gannett Company, Inc., Halifax Media Group, The Carolina Journal, and Time Warner Cable News' Conditional Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief
3. Dismissed as moot