Frazier v. North Carolina Cent. University, ex rel. University of North Carolina

STEPHENS, Judge.

*37I. Factual Background and Procedural History

Plaintiff Henry Frazier, III, was employed at North Carolina Central University ("NCCU") as head football coach pursuant to a contract for a five-year period, beginning 1 January 2011 and continuing through 31 December 2015. The terms of Frazier's contract provided that his position was "designated as employment at will and therefore governed by the common law of the State of North Carolina and not by any statutory SPA [State Personnel Act] or EPA [Exempt Personnel Act] policies or procedures." The contract further provided that NCCU…