McADOO v. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

No. COA12-256.

736 S.E.2d 811 (2013)

Michael McADOO, Plaintiff, v. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL; H. Holden Thorp in his official capacity as Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and National Collegiate Athletic Association, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

January 15, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Raleigh, by Noah H. Huffstetler, III , Stephen D. Martin , and Elizabeth B. Frock , for plaintiff-appellant.

Attorney General Roy Cooper , by Special Deputy Attorney General Melissa L. Trippe and Assistant Attorney General Stephanie A. Brennan , for defendant-appellees the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and H. Holden Thorp.

Ellis & Winters LLP, Raleigh, by Paul K. Sun, Jr. , Thomas H. Segars , and Jeremy N. Falcone , and Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP, by Jonathan F. Duncan and William C. Odle , for defendant-appellee National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Poyner Spruill LLP, Raleigh, by Robert F. Orr and John W. O'Hale , for Student Athlete Human Rights Project, amicus curiae.


ROBERT N. HUNTER, JR., Judge.

Michael McAdoo ("Plaintiff" or "McAdoo") appeals from a 23 November 2011 order dismissing his amended complaint. Upon de novo review and based upon the record presented, we affirm the trial court's order on the sole ground that the dispute does not present a justiciable controversy. This affirmation makes it unnecessary to reach the other issues raised by Plaintiff.

I. Jurisdiction and Standard of Review

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