Legal Opinion

Mills v. Western Washington University

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided May 26, 2009No. 62402-4-IPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

208 P.3d 13 (2009)

Perry MILLS, Appellant,

v.

WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Respondent.

No. 62402-4-I.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

May 26, 2009.

James Elliot Lobsenz, Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Wendy Karen Bohlke, Attorney at Law, Bellingham, WA, for Respondent.

DWYER, A.C.J.

¶ 1 Perry Mills is a tenured theatre professor at Western Washington University, a state educational institution. In response to numerous complaints by students, staff, and other faculty members about his verbally abusive behavior, the University brought disciplinary charges against Mills,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Arnett v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Slochower v. Board of Higher Ed. of New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  4. Tapper v. Employment Security DepartmentWashington Supreme Court · 1993
  5. State v. EasterlingWashington Supreme Court · 2006

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3Cited by9 opinions

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