Legal Opinion
Ollie Cornist v. Richland Parish School Board, Elvert Chisley v. Richland Parish School Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1974No. 73-2619, 73-3529PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
This is the third appearance of these cases in this court. The Richland Parish School Board dismissed plaintiff El-vert Chisley in July 1970 for alleged incompetence and plaintiff Ollie Cornist in April 1971 for alleged incompetence and wilful neglect of duty. Both plaintiffs are black teachers. Each was dismissed after a hearing conducted under provisions of the Louisiana Teacher Tenure Law. 1 They sought relief in federal court, where the judge dismissed the cases for failure to exhaust the remedies of state court review provided by the state tenure law. On appeal we vacated the dismissal…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Singleton v. Jackson Municipal Separate School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Johnnie Ray Lee v. Southern Home Sites Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Thompson v. Madison County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- 3 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1153, 4 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7559 Patricia Ann Horton v. The Lawrence County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Willie McLAURIN Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. the COLUMBIA MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Nationwide Building Maintenance, Inc. v. Arthur Sampson, Administrator, U. S. General Services AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Lecil Hander v. San Jacinto Junior College, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Reiser v. Del Monte Properties Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Ayers v. Western Line Consolidated School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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