Legal Opinion
Jean Belanger v. Madera Unified School District Board of Trustees of Madera Unified School District Thomas J. Riley, School Superintendent
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 29, 1992No. 90-16831PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
Jean Belanger, plaintiff/appellant, appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Madera Unified School District (school district), defendant/appellee. Belanger argues that the district court erred in finding that the school district is immune to suit under the Eleventh Amendment. Belanger filed a timely notice of appeal on November 30, 1990, and this court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1988). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
At the start of the 1988-89 school year, Belanger was removed from her position as principal at the Ripperdan…
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