Legal Opinion
William Chavis v. Clayton County School District
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 6, 2002No. 01-11981PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Chief Judge:
Dr. William Chavis (“Plaintiff’) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the Clayton County School District (“CCSD”) and for the individual defendants on his federal civil rights and pendent state claims. We mainly must determine whether plaintiff has presented evidence supporting a cause of action under the second clause of 42 U.S.C. § 1985(2). We say “yes.” We affirm in part and vacate in part and remand.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff was hired by CCSD as the Director of Certified Personnel. Part of Plaintiffs job was to investigate complaints of misconduct…
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