Legal Opinion
Clivis Breland, Jr. v. Board of Education of Perry County, Ms, Michael Wade v. Board of Education of Perry County, Ms
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1984No. 83-4599PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
This is a consolidated action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 by two former athletic coaches who allege that they were wrongfully discharged for racial reasons by the Board of Education of Perry County, Mississippi (Board). The suits against the Board and its members individually and in their official capacities were dismissed by the District Court. Because we agree that the most analogous Mississippi statute of limitations requires that actions alleging discriminatory termination under § 1981 be brought within one year, we affirm.
Plaintiffs are two coaches who were fired on November 14, 1978…
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