Legal Opinion
D. Franklin Wishart, and v. Paul J. McDonald And
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 10, 1974No. 74-1010, 74-1011PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
D. Franklin Wishart, a tenured sixth grade teacher in Easton, Massachusetts, was dismissed from his job for conduct unbecoming a teacher, following a hearing before the school committee on charges that he had carried in public view on his property located in the town where he taught, in a lewd and suggestive manner, a dress mannequin that he had dressed, undressed and caressed.
Instead of pursuing the de novo hearing available to him in the state court, see M.G.L. c. 71, § 42, he filed a federal action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985. He has alleged that the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Arnett v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Duane P. Brasslett v. Raymond J. Cota, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Francis J. BURNS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James Leo SULLIVAN Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Anny Newman v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Appeal of Diana BurginCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- San Filippo v. BongiovanniCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
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