After you have filed the documents, proceed to the Caseflow Management Division (Suite 3420). A motion is a "written or oral application requesting a court to make a specified ruling or order." BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY 1216 (11th ed. 2019). Motions for Appropriate Relief in North Carolina allow defendants to seek relief from the court after a guilty verdict. These rules shall govern the procedure in the superior and district courts of the State of North Carolina in all actions and proceedings of a civil nature. You have to fill out a form called. Do judges read all the paperwork in a motion, or do they just rely on the oral hearing? To receive Court Date notifications for criminal cases, please contact the Clerk of Superior Court in the county the case is heard. Limited inperson hearings will be scheduled in the discretion of the Judicial Hearing Officer.