Opinion ID: 2599590
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: our show cause order

Text: In his appeal, Goldbarth briefs only the free speech First Amendment and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 issues. His other claims are abandoned. See Ekan Properties v. Wilhm, 262 Kan. 495, 503, 939 P.2d 918 (1997). We issued a show cause order on April 25, 2000, directing the parties to show cause by written response to be filed on or before Monday, May 8, 2000, why Appellant's appeal as to his Section 1983 claims against the State of Kansas (i.e., the Kansas Board of Regents and Wichita State University) and against Defendants Barbara Bowman and Bobby Patton, in their official capacities, should not be dismissed pursuant to Will v. Michigan Department of State Police, 491 U.S. 58, 64, 105 L. Ed.2d 45, 109 S. Ct. 2304 (1989). The parties are further directed to show cause by written response to be filed on or before May 8, 2000, why Appellant's appeal as to any remaining constitutional claims against the State of Kansas should not be dismissed in light of the inherent sovereign immunity of the State of Kansas. See, e.g., Alden v. Maine, 527 U.S. 706, 144 L. Ed.2d 636, 119 S. Ct. 2240 (1999). The defendants filed timely responses. Goldbarth was granted additional time to respond. He did not do so.