Legal Opinion

Woodard v. BD. OF COUNTY COM'RS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY

District Court, D. Kansas

Decided July 11, 2000No. 96-4224-SACPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

CROW, Senior District Judge.

This is a diversity case in which the plaintiff, Dave Woodard, contends he was terminated from employment as an emergency medical technician (“EMT”) in retaliation for whistle-blowing activities, in violation of the public policy of the State of Kansas. The court’s jurisdiction is based solely upon diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, as the plaintiff is now a citizen of another state. No federal question claims are made. (Dk. 74, Final Pretrial Order.) The court has before it a Motion for Summary Judgment (Dk.49) filed by the defendant…

2Cases cited35 opinions

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  2. District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
  4. Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Weinberger v. SalfiSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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