Legal Opinion
Phelan v. Laramie County Community College Board of Trustees
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 19, 2000No. 99-8095PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Elizabeth Phelan appeals the district court’s grant of Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.
I. Background
Plaintiff Elizabeth Phelan has served as a member of the Board of Trustees for Laramie County Community College (“Board”) since the college opened in 1968. Claiming a violation of her First Amendment rights, Ms. Phelan sued the Board and each Board member in their individual capacities under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. She sought injunctive and declaratory relief in the district court, arguing the…
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