Ochsner v. ELON UNIVERSITY

THIGPEN, Judge.

Nick Ochsner (“Plaintiff”) appeals from orders dismissing Plaintiff’s complaint on the N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 12(b)(6) motions of Elon University (“Defendant Elon University”) and the Office of the North Carolina Attorney General (“Defendant Attorney General”) (together, “Defendants”), contending the trial court erred as a matter of law. We affirm the orders of the trial court.

The record tends to show the following: In 2010, Plaintiff was a student at Elon University, majoring in broadcast journalism, and a student reporter for Phoenixl4News, the University’s student…