Arneson v. Jezwinski

¶ 1. The petitioner, Rodney Arneson, seeks review of a court of appeals' decision that reversed the circuit court's denial of the defendants' motion for summary judgment on grounds of qualified immunity. Arneson contends that the defendants are not entitled to qualified immunity from his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit because when they demoted him and suspended him without pay for 30 days following a sexual harassment complaint filed against him by a subordinate employee, they violated his clearly established constitutionally protected property interests in his wages and continuous employment.

¶2. This…