Legal Opinion
Eli M. Spark v. The Catholic University of America
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 7, 1975No. 74--1336PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a summary judgment dismissing a complaint for lack of federal jurisdiction. Appellant Spark was a Professor of Law employed by appellee Catholic University of America, a private institution. The complaint alleged that he engaged in his first amendment rights to protest certain actions of the Dean of the Law School which lowered admission standards and modified course requirements. It was claimed that as a result of his protests he was denied a pay raise of $1,750 granted to all Professors of Law of equal seniority for the school year 1970-71, that he received a pay…
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