ANDERSON v. SPALDING

No. 26648.

50 P.3d 1004 (2002)

137 Idaho 509

Rick ANDERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James C. SPALDING, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, December 2001 Term.

July 2, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Jones & Associates, Boise, for appellant. Jim Jones argued.

Hon. Alan G. Lance, Attorney General, and Hall, Farley, Oberrecht & Blanton, P.A., Boise, for respondent. Candy W. Dale argued.


SCHROEDER, Justice.

Richard Anderson (Anderson) brought a civil rights claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and a state-law defamation claim against James Spalding (Spalding), Director of IDOC. The claim related to Spalding's decision to terminate Anderson from employment with the Idaho Department of Correction. The district court granted Spalding's motion for summary judgment. Anderson appealed.

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