Legal Opinion

Veronica Davis v. Louisiana State University

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 28, 1989No. 88-3383PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Veronica L. Davis sued Louisiana State University, its Board of Supervisors, and various individual defendants, alleging various civil rights claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982, 1983, and 1985. Davis also alleged pendent state law claims. Her claims arise out of her expulsion from Louisiana State’s graduate program in psychology.

Davis originally filed her suit in the Eastern District of Texas, but, on the defendants’ motion, the suit was transferred to the Middle District of Louisiana. Defendants sought summary judgment on the ground that Davis’s…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Owens v. OkureSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Ellis v. Great Southwestern Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. Rev. George TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BUNGE CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. Emerson Emory v. Texas State Board of Medical ExaminersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  5. Alvin Elzy v. Warden Roberson, House of DetentionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by35 opinions

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  2. Michael J. Muldoon v. Tropitone Furniture Company Marriott CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  3. Castillo v. GroganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
  4. Daniel J. Trierweiler v. Croxton and Trench Holding Corporation, a Delaware Corporation Dublin Osaka Group, Inc., a Nevada Corporation R&b Financial Group, a Texas Corporation Columbus Equities International, Inc., Formerly Known as Parsons Securities, Inc., an Ohio Corporation Monetary Fund, Inc., a Texas Corporation Charles W. Trench Benjamin C. Croxton, an Individual Ralph Ben-Schoter Gary S. Okizaki, an Individual Margaret E. Kerr, an Individual Steven Kerr, an Individual Edward R. Lucero, an Individual Leo Copeland, an Individual Steven W. Kochensparger, an Individual Martin Howard Corsberg, an Individual U.S. Monetary Fund, Inc., a Texas Corporation Herbert Watkins, and Wenner, Silvestain & Company, a Colorado Partnership John D. Brasher, Jr., an Individual James G. Watt, an Individual Stephen L. Wenner Gary P. Saltzman Lawrence L. Greenberg Barry H. Silvestain, and MacHol Davis & Michael, P.C. James A. Kaplan, an Individual, Defendants-Third-Party-Plaintiffs-Appellees, and Robert Cooper, Thomas C. Clinton, Third-Party-Defendants. Daniel J. Trierweiler v. MacHol Davis & Michael, P.C., Formerly Known as MacHol & MacHol P.C., a Colorado Corporation James A. Kaplan, Wenner Silvestain & Company, a Colorado General Partnership John D. Brasher, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
  5. Kling v. HebertCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2023

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