JOHNSON v. STATE, DEPT. OF S & HS

No. 17336-1-II.

907 P.2d 1223 (1996)

80 Wash.App. 212

Vonnie JOHNSON, Appellant, v. The DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL & HEALTH SERVICES, a State agency; J. Michael Smith, individually and in his capacity as Chief of the Office of Special Investigations, and J. Michael Smith, and "Jane Doe" Smith, husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof; and Leslie James, individually and in his official capacity as Administrative Director, DSHS, and Leslie James and "Jane Doe" James, husband and wife, and their marital community, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

January 2, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Pike Martin, Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim, Tacoma, for Appellant.

Jeffrey A.O. Freimund, Office of Attorney General, Torts Division, Olympia, for Respondents.


HOUGHTON, Acting Chief Judge.

Vonnie Johnson appeals the trial court's summary judgment dismissal of his claims of racial discrimination, under RCW 49.60, and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Johnson filed these claims against the State of Washington, the Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS), and certain DSHS employees, after he was demoted from (and eventually reinstated to) his supervisory position for alleged sexual harassment and age discrimination...

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