Aho v. Department of Corrections

In this case alleging retaliatory discharge, defendant Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) appeals by leave granted the circuit court order denying in part defendant’s motion for summary disposition. Plaintiff David Aho cross-appeals from the circuit court’s denial of his motion for summary disposition in the same order. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

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Plaintiff had been employed with the MDOC since 1983 as a corrections officer at the Marquette Branch Prison (MBP). On July 12, 1999, while on an extended medical leave for stress, plaintiff was stopped by the police on reasonable…