001849P.pdf   03/29/2001  David Somers  v.  City of Minneapolis
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  00-1849
   District of Minnesota   
   Civil case - Civil rights. Under the relevant provisions of 
   Minnesota's Public Employment Labor Relations Act, plaintiff 
   had no property interest in his job and failure to provide him with 
   a post-termination hearing did not violate his due process rights; 
   ADA claim must fail as their was no evidence City considered 
   plaintiff to be disabled; City and its employees are entitled to a 
   qualified privilege for communications concerning grounds for 
   discharge, and plaintiff could not state a claim for defamation 
   as he could not show any defendant acted out of ill will, improper 
   motive or for the purpose of injuring him.