[DO NOT PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FILED
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Sept. 22, 2009
No. 09-10007 THOMAS K. KAHN
________________________ CLERK
D. C. Docket No. 07-01083-CV-J-32JRK
COLIN BRULEY,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
LBK, LP,
a foreign limited partnership,
d.b.a. The Oaks at Mill Creek Apartments,
VILLAGE GREEN MANAGEMENT COMPANY,
a foreign corporation,
TR MILL CREEK CORP,
a foreign corporation
d.b.a. The Oaks at Mill Creek Apartments,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Florida
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(September 22, 2009)
Before MARCUS and HILL, Circuit Judges, and VOORHEES,* District Judge.
PER CURIAM:
Appellant Colin Bruley appeals from the district court’s December 8, 2009
order granting final summary judgment to the defendant in this wrongful
termination lawsuit. At issue in this case is whether Florida law permits a public
policy exception to at-will employment to protect the right of employees to carry
weapons for rescue or self-defense. The district court held that Florida does not
recognize a common law cause of action for wrongful discharge. DeMarco v.
Publix Super Markets, Inc., 360 So. 2d 134, 136 (Fla. Ct. App. 1978), aff’d mem.
DeMarco v. Publix Super Markets, Inc., 384 So. 2d 1253, 1254 (Fla. 1980);
Hartley v. Ocean Reef Club, Inc., 476 So. 2d 1327, 1330 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.
1985).
After thorough review, we affirm on the basis of the district court’s well-
reasoned order granting summary judgment to the defendants.
AFFIRMED.
*
Honorable Richard L. Voorhees, United States District Judge for the Western District of
North Carolina, sitting by designation.
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