Legal Opinion
Jones v. Board of Regents of the University System
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 1, 2003No. A03A0242PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mikell, Judge.
Kenneth Jones was employed by Augusta State University (“ASU”) as its Director of Public Safety. ASU terminated Jones’s employment on September 30,1999. Jones sued the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (the “Board”), ASU president William Bloodworth, and ASU vice-president Fred Barnabei, asserting claims for violation of (1) his civil rights under 42 USC § 1983, (2) his right to due process and free speech under the Georgia Constitution, and (3) OCGA § 45-1-4, the Georgia “whistleblower” statute. The trial court granted the defendants’ motion for summary…
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