Federal Chief Judge Judge Colm Connoly dismissed the case last month, calling arguments in former superintendent Dan Shelton’s suit “irrelevant” and “over-the-top.”
Shelton’s contract with the district prevented him from being terminated “except for good and just cause.”
Connoly also claimed Shelton’s lawyers can’t argue he was wrongfully terminated as it listed his salary – about $210 thousand – in the present tense, implying Shelton was placed on long-term administrative leave but still permitted to complete his contract, collect a salary and have benefits…