Legal Opinion
Sheila M. Lyons v. Salve Regina College and Sheila M. Megley, ph.d., Individually and in Her Capacity as Dean of Students at Salve Regina College
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 25, 1977No. 77-1083PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAFFREY, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a final Order of the District Court which required defendant-appellants to reinstate plaintiff-appel-lee Sheila Lyons as a student in Salve Regina College for the purpose of obtaining a nursing degree.
Plaintiff filed an action in the District Court alleging a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1970) in September of 1976. The complaint was amended to invoke the diversity jurisdiction of the District Court for an action in the nature of breach of contract. It is undisputed that plaintiff, while a student at the College, received a grade of “F”…
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- Hayes Slaughter v. Brigham Young University, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
- Giles v. Howard UniversityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1977
- Lyons v. Salve Regina CollegeDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1976
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