Legal Opinion
Cotnoir v. University of Maine Systems
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 13, 1994No. 94-1113PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff-appellee Russell Cotnoir, a tenured professor at the University of Maine, Augusta (“UMA”), was accused of academic and administrative improprieties and was subsequently fired. Cotnoir then filed suit against the UMA and three university employees, Chancellor Robert Woodbury, President George Connick, and Provost Richard Randall (“the individual defendants”), pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging, among other things, that the individual defendants denied Cotnoir procedural due process in connection with their decision to terminate his employment. The…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by66 opinions
- Vengalattore v. Cornell UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2022
- Schmidt v. CreedonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
- Dailey v. Vought Aircraft Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Jirau-Bernal v. AgraitCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Jones v. City of BostonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2014
61 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.