GUNASEKERA v. Irwin

OPINION AND ORDER

ALGENON L. MARBLEY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter is before the Court on Defendants, Dennis Irwin, Ph.D., et al. ’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 37). Plaintiff, Jay S. Gunasekera, Ph.D., filed a complaint against Defendants, Dean Dennis Irwin and Provost Kathy Krendl, for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and for injunctive relief, alleging that Defendants violated the Due Process Clause by: (1) suspending his Graduate Faculty Status without notice and an opportunity to be heard, and (2) denying him a name-clearing opportunity. Defendants contend that they are…