Wilson v. Graham County Soil & Water Conserv.
| Citation | 424 F.3d 437 |
| Decision Date | 22 September 2005 |
| Docket Number | No. 03-1122.,03-1122. |
| Parties | UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Karen T. WILSON, Plaintiff — Appellant, v. GRAHAM COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT; Cherokee County Soil & Water Conservation District; Richard Greene; William Timpson; Keith Orr; Raymond Williams; Dale Wiggins; Gerald Phillips; Allen Dehart; Lloyd Millsaps; Jerry Williams; Billy Brown; Lynn Cody; Bill Tipton; C.B. Newton; Eddie Wood; Graham County, Defendants — Appellees, and Graham County Board of County Commissioners; Cherokee County Board of County Commissioners; Cherie Greene; Ricky Stiles; Betty Jean Orr; Joyce Lane; Jimmy Orr; Eugene Morrow; Charles Lane; Charles Laney; George Postell; Lloyd Kissleburg; Ted Orr; Bernice Orr; John Doe; John Doe Corporations, and defendant; Government Entities 1-99, Defendants. |
| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Fourth Circuit |
This case comes to us on remand from the Supreme Court. Graham County Soil & Water Conservation Dist. v. United States, ___ U.S. ___, 125 S.Ct. 2444, 162 L.Ed.2d 390 (2005). In accordance with that decision, we in turn remand the case to the district court with directions to dismiss it as time-barred under North Carolina's three-year statute of limitations for wrongful discharge. See N.C. Gen.Stat. § 1-52(5) (2003); Renegar v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 145 N.C.App. 78, 549 S.E.2d 227, 229 (2001).
Entered at the direction of Judge Wilkinson, with the concurrence of Judge Michael and Judge Duncan.
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