Legal Opinion

Rosia Woodis v. Westark Community College

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 9, 1998No. 98-1954PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Appellant-plaintiff Rosia Woodis brings this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against Westark Community College (“Westark”). Westark expelled Woodis from its nursing college for violating the college’s rules, the Standards of Conduct (“Standards”). 1 Woodis asserts two distinct claims: that the Standards are unconstitutionally vague, and that Westark violated her procedural due process rights. The district court granted judgment as a matter of law in favor of Westark dismissing the entire case and Woodis appealed. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Ms. Woodis enrolled as a nursing student at…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. West v. AtkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Goss v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by35 opinions

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  4. Achman v. CHISAGO LAKES IND. SCHOOL DIST. NO. 2144District Court, D. Minnesota · 1999
  5. Salau v. DentonDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 2015

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