Legal Opinion
Fong v. Purdue University
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided August 10, 1988No. Civ. L 88-30PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ALLEN SHARP, Chief Judge.
INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff, Francis K. Fong, filed this action on April 7, 1988, to enjoin officials of Purdue University from allegedly attempting to silence him and drive him from his tenured position on the Purdue faculty. Dr. Fong asserts that the defendants’ conduct violates his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. His complaint purports to allege claims under 42 U.SU. § 1983. The complaint invokes this court’s federal question jurisdiction under 28 U.S. C. §§ 1331 and 1343(a)(3) and (4). As was highlighted at the outset by the court, this…
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