Legal Opinion
Gwathmey v. Atkinson
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 8, 1976No. Civ. A. 76-0235-RPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WARRINER, District Judge.
Kermit Gwathmey, a school teacher who had a “continuing contract,” was denied renewal of his contract with the Caroline County Public Schools after a hearing before the School Board on 20 May 1975. On 14 June 1976 Mr. Gwathmey filed suit with this Court seeking a judgment under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 28 U.S.C. § 2201 that said denial constituted a violation of plaintiff’s constitutional rights in that he was denied “substantive” due process. Jurisdiction is invoked pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983; 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and § 1343.
The pertinent facts are as follows:…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Dorothy Jeffries v. Turkey Run Consolidated School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Johnson v. BranchCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Patrica Drown v. Portsmouth School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Hamm v. YeattsDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1979
- Lee v. Albemarle County School BoardDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1986
- Elwell v. BD. OF ED. OF PARK CITYUtah Supreme Court · 1981
- Elwell v. BD. OF ED. OF PARK CITYUtah Supreme Court · 1981
- Luckett v. City of Harrisonburg School BoardRockingham County Circuit Court · 1988
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