Court of Appeals of Tennessee February 27, 2007 (Farmer v. Tennessee Department of Safety)

OPINION

D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court, in which

HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, P.J., and SHARON G. LEE, J., joined.

Charles Bryan Farmer (“Plaintiff’) was employed by the Tennessee Highway Patrol for twenty-two years when his employment was terminated in May of 2004. Plaintiff filed suit in federal district court asserting various federal causes of action.