Legal Opinion

Jefferson v. Jefferson County Public School System

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided March 4, 2004No. 02-5621, 02-6038PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

In this case brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 1 plaintiff Norma Jefferson brought various federal due process claims against a group of state defendants, as well as defamation and other state law claims. 2 The primary questions before us arise from three of her federal due process claims: (1) whether she received an appropriate predeprivation hearing before her five-day suspension and alleged constructive discharge from her position as a school teacher in the Louisville public school system; (2) whether she was deprived without due process of law of her…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. John Ross v. Michael DugganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  2. Cahoo v. Sas Inst. Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 2018
  3. Emri v. Evesham Township Board of EducationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2004
  4. Jefferson County Public School System v. JeffersonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  5. Municipal Services of America Corp. v. City of WickliffeDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2023

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