Cabarrus Cty. Bd. of Educ. v. Bd. of Trs. Teachers' and State Emps.' Ret. Sys
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 371PA18 Filed 3 April 2020 CABARRUS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES TEACHERS’ and STATE EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM; DALE R. FOLWELL, STATE TREASURER, in his official capacity; STEVEN C. TOOLE, DIRECTOR, RETIREMENT SYSTEMS DIVISION, in his official capacity On discretionary review pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-31 of a unanimous, unpublished decision of the Court of Appeals, No. COA17-1019, 2018 WL 4441260 (N.C. Ct. App. Sept. 18, 2018), affirming a judgment entered on 30 May 2017 by Judge James E. Hardin Jr., in Superior Court, Wake County. Heard in the Supreme Court on 9 December 2019. Michael Crowell; and Tharrington Smith, LLP, by Deborah R. Stagner and Lindsay V. Smith, for petitioner-appellee. Joshua H. Stein, Attorney General, by Matthew W. Sawchak, Solicitor General, Blake W. Thomas, Deputy General Counsel, and Ryan Y. Park, Deputy Solicitor General, for respondent-appellants. Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P., by Elizabeth L. Troutman and Jill R. Wilson; and Allison Brown Schafer for North Carolina School Boards Association, amicus curiae. PER CURIAM. For the reasons stated in Cabarrus Cty. Bd. of Educ. v. Dep’t of State Treasurer, No. 369PA18 (N.C. Apr. 3, 2020), the decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed. CABARRUS CTY. BD. OF EDUC. V. BD. OF TRS. TEACHERS’ AND STATE EMPS.’ RET. SYS. Opinion of the Court AFFIRMED. Justice NEWBY dissents for the reasons stated in his dissenting opinion in Cabarrus Cty. Bd. of Educ. v. Dep’t of State Treasurer, No. 369PA18 (N.C. Apr. 3, 2020). -2-
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