Legal Opinion
George A. Wells v. Jack v. Doland
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1983No. 83-4005PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY,
Circuit Judge:
The appellant George A. Wells filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit against the President of McNeese State University and other university and Board of Trustees officials, requesting a determination that he is a tenured professor with the university, reinstatement, back pay and punitive damages, and a hearing to clear his name for alleged damage to his reputation incurred during his termination. Wells additionally sought a declaration that the university tenure requirements violated the fourteenth amendment. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Vance v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by47 opinions
- George Farias v. Bexar County Board of Trustees for Mental Health Mental Retardation ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Joyce Wells v. Hico Independent School District, Etc., Veriena Braune v. Hico Independent School District, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Kathleen Kelleher v. Peter Flawn, Gerhard Fonken, Robert King, Joseph Horn, and Charles CnuddeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Jewellean S. Mangaroo v. Ivory v. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Alcorn v. Vaksman, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
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