Legal Opinion

Phelps v. Washburn University of Topeka

District Court, D. Kansas

Decided April 1, 1986No. Civ. A. 84-4225-SPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SAFFELS, District Judge.

This matter is before the court on defendants’ motion to dismiss. Defendants base their motion on two grounds. First, plaintiffs’ complaint restates allegations previously made in two other suits before this court. Second, plaintiffs have failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

This action involves allegations by plaintiffs that they have been discriminated against in denial of their application for law school admission on the grounds of reverse discrimination, plaintiffs’ association with minorities, and in retaliation of a civil…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Olim v. WakinekonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Brown v. FelsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Lau v. NicholsSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Ayatollah Syed M. J. Iqbal Jafree v. John R. Barber, Acting Special Agent, Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Privette v. University of North Carolina at Chapel HillCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1989
  2. Tobin v. University of Maine SystemDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1999
  3. Mason v. State Ex Rel. Board of RegentsCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2000
  4. Szejner v. University of AlaskaAlaska Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Lemon v. Labette Community CollegeDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2014

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