Legal Opinion
Lighton v. University of Utah
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 24, 2000No. 99-4070PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for damages brought by Appellant John Lighten, a former assistant professor at the University of Utah (University), against Appellees James Ehler-inger and Karen McCreary — two University officials in their official and individual capacities. At issue is whether the district court properly granted summary judgment to Dr. Ehleringer and Ms. McCreary on Dr. Lighton’s § 1983 complaint, which alleges they constructively terminated him without due process of law following sexual harassment and retaliation charges filed against…
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