Legal Opinion
Payne v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 14, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2010-0679PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.
Plaintiff Eric Payne’s pending amended complaint against defendants District of Columbia (“D.C.”) and Dr. Natwar Gandhi, D.C.’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), alleges violations of the Fifth Amendment and the D.C. Whistleblower Protection Act (“WPA”), D.C. Code § 1-615.51, et seq., constitutional defamation, and wrongful termination. D.C. and Councilmembers Jack Evans and Jim Graham have filed objections to Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson’s order denying their motions to preclude Payne from deposing former Chair of the D.C.…
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