Legal Opinion

Nelson v. University of Texas at Dallas

District Court, N.D. Texas

Decided June 7, 2007No. Civil Action 3:05-CV-1741-NPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

GODBEY, District Judge.

Before the Court is Plaintiff Robert Nelson’s Motion to Vacate Judgment, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59[25]. Nelson contends this Court’s November 1, 2006 Order (“November 1 Order”), dismissing Nelson’s claims against Defendant David E. Daniel in his official capacity pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) and (6), is contrary to clearly established law, i.e., (according to Nelson) every other court to consider this question for the last hundred years. The Court thus must discuss at some length a proposition most would find obvious: wrongful termination under…

2Cases cited62 opinions

  1. Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Papasan v. AllainSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  4. National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by3 opinions

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