KESTERSON v. KENT STATE UNIVERSITY

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Ashlie Case Sletvold , THE CHANDRA LAW FIRM LLC, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Thomas R. Houlihan , AMER CUNNINGHAM CO., L.P.A., Akron, Ohio, for Appellee Kent State University. Lisa M. Critser , OFFICE OF THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee Karen Linder. ON BRIEF: Ashlie Case Sletvold , Subodh Chandra , Donald Screen , THE CHANDRA LAW FIRM LLC, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Thomas R. Houlihan , Jack Morrison, Jr. , Richard P. Schroeter, Jr. , AMER CUNNINGHAM CO., L.P.A., Akron, Ohio, for Appellee Kent State University. Lisa M. Critser , Reid T. Caryer , OFFICE OF THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee Karen Linder. Jack Morrison, Jr. , AMER CUNNINGHAM CO., L.P.A., Akron, Ohio for Appellee Eric Oakley. Andrew T. Tutt , ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP, Washigton, D.C., for Amici Curiae.

The court delivered a PER CURIAM opinion. STRANCH, Circuit Judge (pp. 529-34), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.