JOHNSON v. FORSYTH COUNTY

No. COA12-1339.

743 S.E.2d 227 (2013)

Pamela JOHNSON, Terry J. Cox, and Deena Head, Plaintiffs v. FORSYTH COUNTY, Forsyth County Board of Elections and Robert Coffman, (individually, and in his official capacity as Director of the Forsyth County Board of Elections), Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 21, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hairston Lane Brannon, PA, by James E. Hairston, Jr. , M. Brad Hill , and Jeremy R. Leonard , for plaintiff-appellants.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, by James R. Morgan, Jr. , Mary Craven Adams , and Sonny S. Haynes , for defendant-appellees.


STEELMAN, Judge.

Where plaintiffs were not state employees, they were not entitled to protection under the provisions of the North Carolina Whistleblower Act.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

On or about 21 June 2001, Pamela Johnson (Johnson) was hired by the Forsyth County Board of Elections (BOE) as an administrative assistant. In October of 2001, Terry Cox (Cox) was hired by BOE, and served as interim Director of BOE until 10 July 2006...

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