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FIENO v. STATE

No. C8-97-174.

567 N.W.2d 739 (1997)

Rosina FIENO, Respondent, v. STATE of Minnesota, et al., Defendants, Ronald Leatherbarrow, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

August 19, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michelle M. Lore, Donald E. Horton, Horton and Associates, Minneapolis, for Respondent.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Attorney General, Kristin Jones Pierre, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, for Appellant.

Considered and decided by PARKER, P.J., and HARTEN and HOLTAN, JJ.

OPINION

HARVEY A. HOLTAN*, Judge.

Appellant challenges the district court order denying his motion for summary judgment, arguing that the court erred in ruling as a matter of law that appellant was not entitled to absolute immunity on respondent's claim of defamation. We reverse.

FACTS

Respondent Rosina Fieno was employed as an associate dean at Lakewood Community College (Lakewood). In August 1994, following...

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