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- Title: Mealand v. Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
- Author : New Mexico Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 29, 2001
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 79 KB
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Certiorari denied, No. 27,145, October 18, 2001 APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF CHAVES COUNTY William P. Lynch, District Judge OPINION ¶1 The opinion heretofore filed in this case is withdrawn and the following substituted therefor. The motion for rehearing (reconsideration) is denied. ¶2 This case arises out of a hospital's discharge of a registered nurse. The principal issue presented by this appeal is whether an employee handbook promulgated by the hospital gave rise to a reasonable expectation that Plaintiff would be discharged only after being afforded a fair opportunity to respond to charges of misconduct. We conclude that the evidence before the trial court established a genuine issue of fact as to whether the Eastern New Mexico Medical Center (ENMMC) employee handbook supported a reasonable expectation that Plaintiff would be discharged only after being afforded a fair opportunity to respond to charges of misconduct, and accordingly we reverse the grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant. We also address the issue of whether Plaintiff came forward with sufficient evidence to ward off summary judgment on her claim that Defendant deprived her of property and liberty without due process of law claim. We conclude that Plaintiff's evidence created a genuine issue of fact on this claim, and accordingly we reverse the grant of summary judgment on Plaintiff's civil rights. Lastly, we consider whether the trial court's dismissal of Plaintiff's civil rights claim should be affirmed because Plaintiff failed to allege that ENMMC acted under color of state law. We conclude that Plaintiff's civil rights claim was subject to dismissal. However, we conclude that such dismissal is without prejudice and that, on remand, Plaintiff should be afforded an opportunity to replead this count.
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