Legal Opinion
Carolyn Harnett v. George A. Ulett
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1972No. 71-1488PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
Carolyn Harnett, a former social worker and employee at the Malcolm Bliss Mental Health Center, a Missouri State hospital, appeals following an adverse jury decision in her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against two supervisors and the director of the hospital for unlawfully discharging her in retaliation for exercising her Constitutional rights of free speech. Harnett claims that the trial court erred in two respects: In dismissing from the complaint following motions for summary judgment the allegation that Harnett had been denied due process of law in that she was…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Owen D. Roane v. Callisburg Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Norma Scheelhaase v. Woodbury Central Community School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
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