Legal Opinion
Bowling v. Scott
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 8, 1979No. Nos. 75-1426, 75-2949 and 76-3879PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
At the heart of this consolidated appeal1 lies appellant’s principal claim 2 that his discharge as a tenured English Professor at the University of Alabama violated the due process guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment. Because we hold that appellant’s termination comported with both procedural and substantive due process, we affirm the various judgments and orders of the district court appealed from.
Appellant Bowling’s troubles began with the filing of formal dismissal charges against him in April of 1972. Following a two-week hearing by a faculty committee on these charges in June of that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- William C. Ferguson v. Alvin I. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Lola Beth GREEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Roy N. Stapp v. Avoyelles Parish School BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Thompson v. Madison County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Charles L. Viverette v. Lurleen B. Wallace State Junior College, Etc., William H. McWhorter as President, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Professional Ass'n of College Educators v. El Paso County Community College DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Laura Jepsen v. Florida Board of RegentsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Bert D. Garrett v. David Mathews, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Lawrence E. Bowling v. Charley Scott, Individually and as Assistant Academic Vice President, University of Alabama, Lawrence E. Bowling v. David Mathews, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979