U.S. EX REL. ONNEN v. SIOUX FALLS INDEPENDENT SCH.

Nos. 11-3302, 11-3848.

688 F.3d 410 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Matt ONNEN, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross Appellee, v. SIOUX FALLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 49-5, a local government agency, et al., Defendants-Appellees/Cross Appellants, United States of America, Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 9, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Pekas , argued, Sioux Falls, SD, for Appellant.

Kathryn Elaine Ford , argued, Sandra Hoglund Hanson , Anthony M. Hohn , on the brief, Sioux Falls, SD, for Appellees.

Melissa N. Patterson , argued, Douglas Neal Letter , on the brief, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.

Before WOLLMAN, BEAM, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Southeast Technical Institute (STI) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, terminated Registrar Matt Onnen in 2007 for awarding degrees to students who had not earned them, not awarding degrees when students had earned them, and failing to verify students for graduation. STI is a public post-secondary technical school funded by the State through Sioux Falls School District No. 49-5 and governed by the Sioux Falls School Board. Onnen appealed; the termination...

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