Sare v. Nikiforidou - Appeal of District Court Orders

4th Circuit Daily Opinions

Filed February 23rd, 2026

Detected February 24th, 2026

Summary

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's decision to dismiss a plaintiff's amended complaint without prejudice. The court found no reversible error in the district court's orders, including the dismissal of several defendants for failure to effect service of process.

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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court's final order dismissing Hadarou Sare's amended complaint without prejudice. The appellate court reviewed the district court's orders, which included dismissing several defendants due to the plaintiff's failure to properly serve them and granting the remaining defendants' motion to dismiss. The court found no reversible error in the proceedings.

This decision means the plaintiff's case, as presented, is concluded at the appellate level. While the opinion is unpublished and thus not binding precedent, it confirms the district court's rulings. No specific compliance actions are required for regulated entities as this is an individual legal appeal. The court also denied motions seeking relief against individual defendants.

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF AP PEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 25 - 1888 HADAROU S ARE, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. CHRISTINA NIKIFORIDOU, in her official capacity at the University of Maryland College Park and under her ind ividual capacity; CHENCHEN HANDLER, in her official capacity at the University of Maryland College Park and under her individual capacity; MARUKO KOGURE, in her official cap acity at the University of Maryland College Park and under her in dividual capacity; DAN SCHORR, in his official capacity at the University of Maryland College Park and under his individual capacity; HOSOM FATHY, in her official capacity at th e University of Maryland College Park and under her individual capacity; U NIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT COLLE GE PARK, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Co urt for the District of Marylan d, at Baltimore. Julie R. Rubin, District Judge. (1:23 - cv - 026 75 - JRR) Submitted: February 19, 202 6 Decided: February 23, 2026 Before WYNN and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and TRAXLER, Senior Circuit Judge. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

2 Hadarou Sare, Appellant Pro Se. Kathryn J oyce Bradle y, OFFICE OF THE ATTOR NEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland; Megan Marie Jenkins, ECCLESTON & WOLF, PC, Hanover, Maryland, for Appellees. Unpublished opinions are not binding p recedent in this circuit.

3 PER CURIAM: Hadarou Sare appeals numerous district court’s ord ers entered in the underlying action, including the court’s o rder (1) dismissing several Defendants based on Sare’s failure to effect service of process; and (2) granting the two remaining Defend ants’ motion to dismiss Sare’s amended complaint. * On appeal, we confine ou r review to the issues raised in the informal brief. See 4th Cir. R. 34(b). We have reviewed the record in conjunction with the issues raised in Sare’s informal brief and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the district co urt’s final order dismissing Sare’s amended complaint without preju dice. S are v. Nikiforidou, No. 1:23 - cv - 02675 - JRR (D. Md. July 29, 2025). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and leg al contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED * Sare has filed motions seeking relief against most of the indiv idual Defendants, which we d eny.