Legal Opinion
University of Nevada, Reno v. Stacey
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided April 6, 2000No. 31006PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
This is a case about tenure. Peter Stacey, a University of Nevada, Reno (“UNR”) professor, was denied tenure numerous times. Consequently, Stacey sued UNR for breach of contract, alleging that UNR was contractually obligated to grant him tenure because he had received excellent evaluations over the years.
In response to Stacey’s claims, UNR filed several motions seeking dismissal, alleging among other things that tenure was discretionary under Stacey’s contract and that UNR was statutorily immune from suit pursuant to NRS 41.032(2). The district court denied UNR’s motions, ruling that…
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