Legal Opinion

Yolanda Fuentes Riggins v. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, a Public Body Corporate John Dzerk, in His Official Capacity

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 12, 1986No. 85-1943PublishedCited by 91 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Yolanda Riggins appeals the District Court’s 1 judgment for the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit. For reversal, she argues that the University violated her procedural due process rights by discharging her from its custodial staff without providing constitutionally adequate pretermination procedures. 2

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Riggins is a Hispanic woman who began working in the University of Nebraska custodial services division on April 4, 1977. From that time until the termination of her employment on February 15, 1983, she worked in four different…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by91 opinions

  1. John D. Alvin v. Jon B. SuzukiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  2. Alvin v. SuzukiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  3. Gary D. Swank v. James SmartCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  4. William C. Powell v. Thomas J. Mikulecky, George Oates, Ruth Stephens and Wendall GilliamCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
  5. Morton v. BeyerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987

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