Legal Opinion
Odessa L. Reeves, Cross-Appellee v. Claiborne County Board of Education, and John C. Noble Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 5, 1987No. 86-4238PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Mrs. Odessa Reeves, appellant-cross-appellee, filed suit against the Claiborne County Board of Education (Board) and Superintendent of Education John C. Noble, appellee-cross-appellant, after a midyear transfer from her position as Chapter I Coordinator of the Claiborne County schools to a newly-created position within the school system. Reeves was reassigned shortly after giving testimony in a co-employee’s lawsuit against Noble and the Board. The district court absolved the school board and its members of official and individual liability, but found Noble individually…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by68 opinions
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