Lipitt v. State

*413OPINION

Plaintiff Allan Lipitt sued the State, several cities and their respective officials (hereinafter “cities”) as a result of his termination as the head of the CETA program in Las Vegas. The district court dismissed his claims for wrongful termination and we upheld this determination in an earlier appeal. The State was dismissed by stipulation. However, his claims for assault, battery and infliction of emotional distress against the cities were not dismissed and are at issue now. The cities moved to have these remaining claims dismissed under the mandatory five year dismissal provisions…