PRATT v. UNIVERSITY OF DIST. OF COL.

No. 94-CV-1341.

691 A.2d 158 (1997)

Timothy PRATT, Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 27, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Kane Ronis, Washington, DC, for appellant.

Edward Schwab, Assistant Corporation Counsel, with whom Charles F.C. Ruff, Corporation Counsel, at the time the brief was filed, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before TERRY, FARRELL, and KING, Associate Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Pratt, a former teacher at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), sued for wrongful discharge based upon alleged violation of his First Amendment rights. A jury found liability and awarded him backpay. This appeal is from post-trial orders of the trial court reducing the amount of the backpay award and denying Pratt's post-trial motion to be reinstated to the teaching faculty. We affirm.

The trial court, while submitting the...

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