Legal Opinion
James R. Grattan v. Board of School Commissioners of Baltimore City and Jennye Thomas, Individually and as Principal, Greenspring Junior High School
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 1, 1986No. 86-3021PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARKE, District Judge:
Mr. Grattan appeals the decision of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of the Board of School Commissioners of Baltimore City (School Board)- and Jennye Thomas, principal of Greenspr-ing Junior High School in Baltimore, Maryland. The case was brought below pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the court’s pendent jurisdiction, alleging a violation of Mr. Grattan’s right to free speech under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article 40 of the Declaration of Rights of the Constitution of Maryland. 1 The complaint also sets forth…
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