Enlargement of Time

The judge or clerk of the court in which the action is pending may by order extend the time for filing answer. When counsel, by consent under Rule 6(b), agree upon an enlargement of time, the agreement shall be reduced to writing and filed with the clerk. History Note. 276 N.C. 735. Editor’s Note. The rule referenced in the second paragraph of Rule 4 is ostensibly Rule 6(b) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. References in the General Rules of Practice to statutes, other rule sets, and caselaw have not been updated in this codification.