Legal Opinion
Williams v. Alabama State University
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 6, 1997No. 95-6432PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Per curiam
The individual defendants in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action appeal the district court’s order denying their motion to dismiss the claims against them in their individual capacities on grounds of qualified immunity. 1 The district court held that the complaint alleges a violation of a clearly established constitutional right. We reverse.
BACKGROUND 2
Patrice Williams was employed as an English instructor at Alabama State University (“ASU”) from 1980 to 1986, and again from 1988 to 1993. In 1990, Williams’s request for a promotion was denied. In 1991, Williams’s application for tenure was denied,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by83 opinions
- Theresa St. George v. Pinellas CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- Cottone v. JenneCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Cottone v. JenneCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Jones v. CannonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
- Tiffany Williams v. Board of RegentsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
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