Gladney v. Thomas

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GUIN, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Dr. Margaret Rose Gladney, an Assistant Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, brought this action against Dr. Joab Thomas, President of the University of Alabama, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343(3) and (4), and 28 U.S.C. § 1331, claiming that the University’s denial of her petition for tenure violated her guarantees of due process and equal protection of the laws contained in the constitutions of both the United States and the State of Alabama, and constituted a breach of contract.

Professor Gladney joined the…