Legal Opinion
Toby J. Sutton v. Patricia Bailey
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 3, 2012No. 12-1276PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Toby J. Sutton commenced this lawsuit after he was terminated as a Funeral Science Director at Arkansas State University — Mountain Home. He asserted procedural due process claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Vice-Chancellor Patricia Bailey and Director-of-Instruction Kellie Thomas in their official and individual capacities, alleging they provided constitutionally inadequate pre-termination process and seeking damages and injunctive relief. Bailey and Thomas (collectively “Appellants”) appeal the district court’s denial of qualified immunity on these…
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