Legal Opinion
Gibson v. Caruthersville School District No. 8
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 18, 2003No. 02-2492, 02-2493, 03-1572PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Following a bench trial on James Gibson’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 due process claim against Caruthersville School District No. 8 (the District), several District officials, and school board members, the district court awarded Gibson one dollar in nominal damages and ordered the District to complete the termination hearing it had begun “so that Gibson may attempt to clear his name.” In No. 02-2492, Gibson appeals the district court’s finding that he was not entitled to a hearing as to his non-renewal and its failure to award compensatory or punitive damages. In No. 02-2493, the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Shands v. City of KennettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Roger D. Speer v. City of Wynne, Arkansas, Roger D. Speer v. Danny Glover, Individually and as Deputy Prosecuting AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Smith v. King City School District R-1 of Gentry CountyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998