Webley v Kalamazoo County Friend of the Court, et al.

Unpublished Court of Appeals #334917 (2017). Plaintiff was a contractual consultant who services were terminated by the Court. Plaintiff sued alleging violation of the Whistleblower Protection Act. RSJA attorneys obtained an early dismissal of this case with the argument that Plaintiff was not an employee entitled to protection under the WPA. Defendants also obtained sanctions for plaintiff’s filing of this frivolous suit. The ruling of the lower court, including the order that plaintiff pay sanctions was upheld on appeal.