ESPEY, III, M.D. v. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA JOHN ESPEY, III, M.D., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) 1:24-cv -00128 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ) HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, and BENJAMIN E. ) HAITHCOCK, M.D. ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM ORDER AND OPINION Before the Court is a Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint (ECF 23) filed jointly by defendants University of North Carolina Health Care System and Benjamin E. Haithcock. The motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. I. BACKGROUND The most relevant facts, taken in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, are…