Garcia v. Rockwell Internat. Corp.

Opinion

TROTTER, P. J.

Plaintiff, Joe A. Garcia, appeals from a summary judgment in favor of defendant, Rockwell International Corporation. Garcia brought suit alleging Rockwell, Garcia’s employer, wrongfully suspended him without pay and demoted him as a retaliatory measure because Garcia revealed Rockwell’s mischarging activities to NASA’s Inspector General.

In support of its motion for summary judgment, Rockwell presented the following pertinent facts: Garcia had been an employee of Rockwell since October 25, 1960. From October 1977 to April 21, 1980, Garcia was a supervisor in manufacturing…