Marcia R. LIEBERMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Edward v. GANT Et Al., Defendants-Appellees

FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff, Dr. Marcia Lieberman, brought this action in the District Court for Connecticut in April, 1973, against eight officials and professors at and the trustees of the University of Connecticut, a state university. She sought damages and injunctive relief because of the refusal of the University to grant her tenure in the English Department in the academic year 1972-73. She claimed that the adverse decision was made because she was a woman and an advocate of women’s rights. After extensive discovery, trial before Chief Judge Clarie began on April 20, 1976. This…