Sharon Thomas v. Duke University

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Motion disposition in opinion--granting Motion to proceed in forma pauperis (FRAP 24) [999011015-2] Originating case number: 3:11-cv-00387-FDW-DCK Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [999053237]. Mailed to: Sharon Thomas. [12-2563]

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UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 12-2563

SHARON THOMAS,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
v.
DUKE UNIVERSITY; DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SYSTEM; RICHARD H.
BROADHEAD; VICTOR J. DZAU, MD; DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM
INC.; DUKE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES,
Defendants - Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Charlotte.
Frank D. Whitney,
District Judge. (3:11-cv-00387-FDW-DCK)

Submitted:

February 26, 2013

Decided:

February 28, 2013

Before MOTZ, WYNN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Sharon Thomas, Appellant Pro Se. Charles Matthew Keen, Michael
Douglas McKnight, OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, PC,
Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellees.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Sharon
dismissing
practices

her
and

Thomas

appeals

complaint

denying

her

the

district

alleging
Fed.

have

R.

reviewed

court’s

orders

discriminatory

Civ.
the

P.

59(e)

record

hiring

motion

and

for

reconsideration.

We

find

no

reversible error.

Accordingly, although we grant Thomas leave

to proceed in forma pauperis, we affirm for the reasons stated
by the district court.
FDW-DCK

(W.D.N.C.

Nov.

Thomas v. Duke Univ., No. 3:11-cv-0038728,

2012).

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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