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Parties Involved:
Johnson Olatunde Akinleye
Appellee
Lee Barnes

Kelly Hunt Blue

Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina
Appellee
Kirk J. Bradley

Pearl Burris-Floyd

C. Phillips Byers

Jimmy D. Clark

Carolyn Coward

Joel Ford

John Fraley

Peter D. Hans
Appellee
Michael E. Hill
Appellee
Reginald Holley

Mark Holton

Terry Hutchins

J. Alex Mitchell

Wendy Floyd Murphy

Sonya Phillips Nichols

North Carolina Central University
Appellee
Art Pope

Randy Ramsay

Lee H. Roberts

Temple Sloan

Woody White

Michael Williford

James Zow
Appellant

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 24-1498

JAMES ZOW,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, 

known and distinguished by the name of The University of North Carolina; PETER 

D. HANS, in his official capacity as President of the University of North Carolina 

System and in his individual capacity; JOHNSON OLATUNDE AKINLEYE, in his 

official capacity as Chancellor of North Carolina Central University and in his 

individual capacity; MICHAEL E. HILL, in his official capacity as Chief Human 

Resources Officer of North Carolina Central University and in his individual 

capacity; NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY,

Defendants - Appellees,

and

RANDY RAMSAY, in his official capacity as Chair of the Board of Governors; 

WENDY FLOYD MURPHY, in her official capacity as Vice Chair of the Board of 

Governors; PEARL BURRIS-FLOYD, in her official capacity as Secretary of the 

Board of Governors; LEE BARNES; KELLY HUNT BLUE; KIRK J. BRADLEY; 

C. PHILLIPS BYERS; JIMMY D. CLARK; CAROLYN COWARD; JOEL FORD; 

JOHN FRALEY; REGINALD HOLLEY; MARK HOLTON; TERRY HUTCHINS; 

J. ALEX MITCHELL; SONYA PHILLIPS NICHOLS; ART POPE; LEE H. 

ROBERTS; TEMPLE SLOAN; WOODY WHITE; MICHAEL WILLIFORD, in 

their official capacity as Member of the Board of Governors,

Defendants.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at 

Raleigh. Richard E. Myers, II, Chief District Judge. (5:23-cv-00290-M-RJ)

Submitted: December 19, 2024 Decided: December 23, 2024

Before KING and BERNER, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

James Zow, Appellant Pro Se. Laura Erb Dean, UNC SYSTEM, Raleigh, North Carolina; 

Anne Phillips Martin, Assistant Attorney General, Kimberly D. Potter, Assistant Attorney 

General, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Raleigh, North Carolina, 

for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

James Zow appeals the district court’s order adopting in part the magistrate judge’s 

recommendation to grant Defendants’ motion to dismiss Zow’s multiple civil claims. 

Limiting our review to the issues raised in Zow’s informal brief and to which Zow raised 

an objection, see 4th Cir. R. 34(b); Martin v. Duffy, 858 F.3d 239, 245 (4th Cir. 2017), we 

have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district 

court’s order. Zow v. Bd. of Governors of UNC, No. 5:23-cv-00290-M-RJ (E.D.N.C. Mar. 

26, 2024). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are 

adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the 

decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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