Payne

Radlee F. Payne was employed as Consumer Collection Manager of Norwest Bank in Billings, Montana until his termination in February 1994. Payne asserts that he was terminated for discriminatory and retaliatory reasons. Norwest contends that he was terminated for insubordination.. Payne originally filed suit in the Montana State District Court, asserting state causes of action for wrongful discharge and tortious interference with contract. Thereafter, Payne filed suit in federal court asserting additional state law claims, and federal and state discrimination and retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., and the Montana Human Rights Act (MHRA), MontCode Ann. § 49-2-101 et seq. 2 The parties stipulated that Payne’s state action would be consolidated with the suit in federal court. The district court granted summary judgment on all of Payne’s federal claims. Thereafter, the court declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Payne’s remaining state law claims and remanded them to the…