Legal Opinion
Blackett v. Rapid City Area School District
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 12, 2001No. 00-1549Unpublished
1Per curiam
Appellant Michael Blackett brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 against his former employer, appellee Rapid City Area School District (“District”). The district court 2 dismissed the suit under FRCP 12(b)(6), after finding that Blackett had failed to state a claim for which relief could be granted. We affirm.
Blackett’s claim arose out of a sequence of events that occurred while he was working as an accounting instructor at a technical institute operated by the District. Blackett was initially hired to teach the nine months of the 1996-97 academic year, at a salary of $28,000, payable in twelve…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination UnitSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.