Legal Opinion
Weldon Wells, Cross-Appellee v. Dallas Independent School District, Cross
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 3, 1986No. 84-1848PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
While watching a local television news broadcast one evening in September 1979, Weldon Wells learned that he had been fired from his post as Assistant Superintendent of Support Services for the Dallas Independent School District (DISD). Wells later brought this action in the district court against the DISD seeking damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on the ground that his 14th Amendment due process rights had been violated by his summary dismissal.
At the time of his dismissal, Wells was in his third year of a five-year contract with the DISD. Several weeks after his dismissal,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Weatherford v. BurseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- St. John Dixon v. Alabama State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- William C. Ferguson v. Alvin I. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Peter Joseph Caldarera, Jr., Etc. v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Charles Franklin Westbrook, Jr., Pilot Point Ready-Mix, Inc., Intervenor-Appellee v. General Tire and Rubber Company, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Claude Cimino v. Raymark Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh Corning Corporation and Asbestos Corporation LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Stephan L. Honore v. James M. DouglasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Dunn v. HOVICCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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