Legal Opinion
Blanche Matthiessen v. Board of Education of North Chicago Community High School District 123, Lake County, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 14, 1988No. 87-3150PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Blanche Matthiessen, a teacher employed by defendant-appellee Board of Education of North Chicago Community High School District 123 (the Board), was dismissed at the end of her third year. Matthiessen initiated this case in federal court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that she was wrongfully terminated by the Board without a hearing in violation of her right to due process. Matthiessen’s complaint includes a pendent state law claim seeking a declaration that she is a tenured teacher. Matthiessen seeks reinstatement, back pay,…
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