Monaghan Preps for Supreme Court
Thu, Apr26, 2007 - Category: College
The stage is set for even more eyes
to be firmly fixed on Tom Monaghan's 2-year
attempt to prevent the merit's of a College
employee's wrongful-termination suit from being
evaluated in trial court (background).
Yesterday, the Michigan Court of Appeals denied
Monaghan's request to have the Court reconsider
its recent decision to allow Kate Ernsting to
seek relief under Michigan's "Whistleblower
Protection Act". For years, Monaghan has claimed
that Ernsting cannot seek protection as
"whistleblower" because the investigators that
she reported to - officials from the Department
of Education's Office of Inspector General - are
not "law enforcement", and thus excluded are
from the Whistleblower Protection Act.
According to Paul Fransway in the Naples News, Monaghan's legal team indicated that they will file an appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court.
If the Supreme Court rejects, or decides not to hear, Monaghan's appeal, then a trial court will evaluate Ernsting's claim that she was fired for providing evidence to federal investigators. That investigation resulted in Monaghan having to pay-back over a quarter-million dollars to the government for illegal distribution of financial aid.
According to Paul Fransway in the Naples News, Monaghan's legal team indicated that they will file an appeal to the Michigan Supreme Court.
If the Supreme Court rejects, or decides not to hear, Monaghan's appeal, then a trial court will evaluate Ernsting's claim that she was fired for providing evidence to federal investigators. That investigation resulted in Monaghan having to pay-back over a quarter-million dollars to the government for illegal distribution of financial aid.