Dowling v. Atlanta City School District

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Dowling, an employee fired by defendants (collectively referred to herein as “the Board”) without a pretermination hearing, brought this action pursuant to the Fair Dismissal Act of Georgia (OCGA § 20-2-940 et seq.) as well as the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and 42 USCA §§ 1983 and 1988. Although the trial court ruled that plaintiff was not covered by the Fair Dismissal Act, it eventually found that the Board had improperly fired plaintiff without good cause and ordered the Board to reinstate plaintiff with full back pay. Citing…