Sabet v. Eastern Virginia Medical Authority

MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:

The appellant, Dr. Sohair Sabet, is a microbiologist who held academic positions at the Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) from May, 1977, until May, 1984. EVMS is operated by the Eastern Virginia Medical Authority (EVMA), one of the ap-pellees here. Dr. Sabet claims that EVMS’s termination of her employment deprived her of property without due process of law. The case presents the question whether an employee’s unilateral understanding of the terms of her employment as to tenure may give rise to a property interest in that employment, where her understanding is…