Walpin-Gate Suit Has New Motion - Water Cooler - Washington Times

Walpin-Gate Suit Has New Motion - Water Cooler - Washington Times: "Complete with a raft of documents and exhibits, fired AmeriCorps Inspector General Gerald Walpin on Wednesday filed a motion for summary judgment in his lawsuit demanding reinstatement to his job -- his own motion not even waiting for the judge to rule on the Obama administration's motion to dismiss the case without hearing or trial. A close perusal of his motion, affidavits, and exhibits suggests to me, for the first time, that this case has potential to reach the Supreme Court regardless of how the lower court rules. In his new motion, Mr. Walpin makes even more explicit than in his original suit that the constitutional and statutory disputes at issue are of great weight and moment, and he again claims support from a line of Supreme Court cases going all the way back to the famous Marbury v. Madison case of 1803.

It is also worth noting that our newspaper earned specific reference in Mr. Walpin's new motion. On page 17 of the 'Memorandum of law and points of authority in support of plaintifff's motion for summary judgment,' Mr. Walpin and his attorneys submit this: 'The day after Mr. Walpin was ermoved, CNCS instructed Acting IG Back to destory 'WH documents.' He did so and '[c]onfirmed... the documents were shredded.' Later, Board members expressed concern when the Washington Times printed a story that contradicted Board members' account of relevant events....'"