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NC Conference of
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Garner, NC 27529

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  • NC Supreme Court Allows Petition for Discretionary Review

    On January 30, 2026, the North Carolina Supreme Court allowed the Petition for Discretionary Review by the North Carolina Conference and other defendants seeking review of the decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the lawsuit involving the former Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church. The Court of Appeals had previously reversed a lower court decision dismissing the lawsuit brought by former members of Fifth Avenue UMC. The North Carolina Supreme Court will now consider whether the Court of Appeals erred and the original decision to dismiss the lawsuit was correct.

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Important Documents

Complaint filed against the Conference (PDF)→
Motion to Dismiss filed by the Conference (PDF)→
Affidavit in Support submitted by Bishop Connie Shelton (PDF)→
Affidavit in Support submitted by DS Tara Lain (PDF)→
Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss and Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction (PDF)→
Memorandum in Support of Motion for Discovery Stay (PDF)→

Plaintiff’s Brief in Support of Request for Preliminary Injunction (PDF)→
Plaintiff’s Brief in Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss (PDF)→
Plaintiff’s Exhibit 1 (PDF)→
Plaintiff’s Exhibit 2 (PDF)→
Plaintiff’s Exhibit 3 (PDF)→
Plaintiff’s Exhibit 4 (PDF)→
Plaintiff’s Exhibit 5 (PDF)→

AC 2023: Board of Trustees Report (PDF)→
AC 2023: Stallsworth Brief (PDF)→
AC 2023: Bishop’s Decision of Law (PDF)→

Order on Motion to Dismiss (PDF)→

Judicial Council Decision 1490→

Brief Submitted to NC Court of Appeals (PDF)→
Court of Appeals Ruling (PDF)→

Notice of Appeal and Alternative Petition for Discretionary Review (PDF)→