Legal Opinion
Lees v. West Greene School District
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 11, 1986No. C.A. 84-2367PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHILL, Chief Judge.
Presently before us is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Fed.R. Civ.P. 12(b). Each individual defendant was a member of the School Board of Defendant West Greene School District (the “school district”) during the relevant time period. The Complaint alleges claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 as well as under Pennsylvania common law.
Background
Plaintiff was employed by the school district during the 1981-1982 school year as a permanent substitute for an English teacher who was on sabbatical that year.…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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