Legal Opinion
Richard W. Hostrop v. Board of Junior College District No. 515, Counties of Cook and Will, and State of Illinois, a Body Politic and Corporate
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 21, 1972No. 72-1285PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellant Richard W. Hostrop appeals the action of the district court dismissing his civil rights complaint against the Board of Junior College District No. 515 and its members for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The basic question on this appeal is whether the rights of free expression and procedural due process traditionally given to teachers and other public employees extend also to a college president who was hired to act as the direct agent of a school board.
Plaintiff Hostrop’s complaint alleged the following facts, which we shall…
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