Nelson v. University of Alabama System

A former nursing student, James Davis Nelson, Jr., filed this action against the University of Alabama and several of its faculty members and administrators on April 26, 1989.1 His suit sought monetary damages, reinstatement in the University, and damages based on 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims of denial of due process, denial of equal protection (gender discrimination), and conspiracy. The trial judge entered a summary judgment in favor of the defendants. Nelson appealed. We affirm.

The record reflects that James Davis Nelson, Jr., entered the University in the fall 1986 semester to pursue a course…