Ex Parte Gordon Moulton (in Re Richard Teplick v. Gordon Moulton)

Summary

The court granted the petition for a writ of mandamus and directed the trial court to enter summary judgment for the university officials on all claims. It held that the employee had no protected property interest in continued employment because he was an at-will administrative employee, not a staff or regular faculty member, and had received no definite promise of permanent employment. The court also clarified the scope of Alabama's State-immunity exception for claims against state officials and held that the individual defendants were protected by State immunity or State-agent immunity.