Petition DENIED.

Waiver of right of respondent Beaufort County (North Carolina) Department of Social Service to respond filed.

Waiver of right of respondents North Carolina Guardian ad Litem Program to respond filed.

Motion (22M45) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.

MOTION (22M45) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.

Motion (22M45) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.

Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 8, 2023)

Courtney J., Petitioner, represented by Benjamin John Kull

Beaufort County Department of Social Services, et al., Respondent, represented by James Edward Yeager Jr.

North Carolina Guardian ad Litem Program, Respondent, represented by Matthew Dale Wunsche