Barry Jablon v. Trustees of the California State Colleges

CHOY, Circuit Judge:

Dr. Barry Jablon, an untenured-assist-ant professor of English at San Francisco State College (the College), brought this suit charging that his employment was unlawfully terminated at the end of the 1970-1971 academic year. In the fall of 1969, Jablon was informed that the president of the College, Dr. S. I. Hayakawa, had determined that 1970-1971 would be Jablon's terminal year. However, Hayakawa indicated that his decision was not final and that he was calling for a later reevaluation.

Hayakawa’s decision not to rehire Ja-blpn did not follow the formal written…