Legal Opinion
Cookson v. Lewistown School District 1
District Court, D. Montana
Decided December 22, 1972No. 9:20-mcr-00008PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
RUSSELL E. SMITH, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff asserts the jurisdiction of the court under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and claims that her civil rights were violated under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendants have filed a motion to dismiss.
Treating the facts alleged in the complaint as true, it appears that plaintiff, a teacher holding a valid Montana teaching certificate, was employed by Lewis-town School District No. 1 under separate contracts for three consecutive years. She performed satisfactorily and no cause existed for the refusal of the board to employ her for the fourth year. She had been…
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- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wall v. Stanly County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
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