SALEHPOOR v. SHAHINPOOR

No. 02-2314.

358 F.3d 782 (2004)

Karim SALEHPOOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mohsen SHAHINPOOR; Keykhosrow Firoozbakhsh; David E. Thompson; Regents of the University of New Mexico; and Randy G. Boeglin, individually and in their official capacities, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

February 18, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis W. Montoya of Montoya Law, Inc., Albuquerque, NM, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Daniel Joseph Macke (Elizabeth L. German with him on the brief) of Brown & German, Albuquerque, NM, for Defendants-Appellees Keykhosrow Firoozbakhsh, David E. Thompson, Randy G. Boeglin, and Regents of the University of New Mexico.

Sean Olivas (Melanie Frassanito with him on the brief) of Keleher & McLeod, P.A., Albuquerque, NM, for Defendant-Appellee Moshen Shahinpoor.

Before EBEL, McKAY, and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.


McKAY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Salehpoor was a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering at the University of New Mexico. Appellant alleges that, prior to the defense of his dissertation, he discovered and reported to UNM authorities that his academic advisor, Appellee Shahinpoor, illegally converted Appellant's research material for the benefit of his own corporation. He also claims that Shahinpoor gave the information to a visiting professor who transferred it...

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