Legal Opinion
Ronald Sharpley v. C.W. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 15, 1986No. 85-8462PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAROLD L. MURPHY, District Judge.
In this case the district court granted summary judgment on the basis of the res judicata and collateral estoppel effect of a prior judgment of the courts of the State of Georgia. We affirm based on the preclusive effect of the prior state-court judgment.
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This action was brought in the district court under Section 1983. Appellant was the principal of the White Sulphur Elementary School, Hall County, Georgia. On April 14, 1981, he was suspended from his position and informed that he was discharged for the balance of the school year and that his contract would…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Marcus Holley v. The Seminole County School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Gjellum v. City of BirminghamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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