# James Zow v. Board of Governors of UNC

> Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · December 23, 2024

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/10770785

## Case

- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- **Decided:** December 23, 2024
- **Precedential status:** Unpublished
- **Opinion:** Opinion
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

USCA4 Appeal: 24-1498 Doc: 19 Filed: 12/23/2024 Pg: 1 of 3

UNPUBLISHED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.
USCA4 Appeal: 24-1498 Doc: 19 Filed: 12/23/2024 Pg: 2 of 3

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Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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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