Community College Shielded by Immunity from Coach’s Lawsuit

A federal judge from the Northern District of California has effectively dismissed the claim of a coach, who alleged that the Redwoods Community College District (RCCD) and its employees conspired to fraudulently deprive him of wages “it legally owed” him when it paid him a stipend instead of the hourly rate he was “entitled” to receive.   Specifically, the court found that the defendant, RCCD, was shielded by governmental immunity on any promises that its employees made, and second