Legal Opinion
James R. Stevens v. James C. Hunt, M. D.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1981No. 80-1238PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENJAMIN P. GIBSON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, former medical students at the University of Tennessee, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 requesting an injunction, declaratory judgment and damages. They contend that their academic dismissals from the University’s Medical School constitute a violation of substantive due process. The trial court, after a hearing on the merits, denied all requested relief. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.
After the plaintiffs entered medical school in September, 1977 the school adopted a new policy requiring all medical students to pass Part I of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Flagg Bros., Inc. v. BrooksSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Board of Curators of the University of Missouri v. HorowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bernard H. Greenhill v. Ray v. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Gutzwiller v. FenikCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Tze-Pong "Raymond" Ku v. State of TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
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