Legal Opinion

Smith v. City of Flint

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided November 5, 2015No. Docket 320437PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtSaad, J.

Plaintiff appeals from the order that granted partial summary disposition to defendant.1 Specifically, plaintiff challenges the trial court’s grant of summary disposition to defendant under MCR 2.116(C)(8) on plaintiffs claim under the Whistleblow-ers’ Protection Act (WPA), MCL 15.361 et seq. For the reasons provided below, we affirm.

I. BASIC FACTS

Plaintiff, a police officer with the Flint Police Department, had been president of the City of Flint Police *144Officers Union since approximately February 2011. As the union president, he worked from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., handling all…

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