Lecarthy Mitchell v. Robin Fankhauser and the Board of Education of Fayette County, Kentucky

OPINION

GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

After an abbreviated pre-termination hearing, LeCarthy Mitchell was fired from his job as a school custodian for allegedly stealing school property. No post-termination hearing was provided by the school district. Mitchell filed suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the school superintendent and the school district violated his constitutional right to procedural due process. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. For the reasons set forth below, we REVERSE the judgment of the district court and REMAND for further…