United States Eighth Circuit

In an employment termination action, district court's grant summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff failed to show that his termination from an at-will position violated public policy under South Dakota law; 2) defendant's policy manual did not create an employment contract and preserved defendant's right to discharge an employee at will; and 3) district court did not abuse its discretion in denying plaintiff company-wide discovery.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/29/2009
• Published 05/29/2009

Judges

• GOLDBERG, Judge., Before COLLOTON and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges, and GOLDBERG, Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sarah Elizabeth Baron Houy, argued, Michael M. Hickey, on the brief, Rapid City, SD, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jay L. Grytdahl, argued, Memphis, TN, for appellee.