Legal Opinion
Wright v. South Arkansas Regional Health Center, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1986No. 86-1262PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Ray Scott, director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, appeals from the District Court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. Mr. Scott was named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by Jack B. Wright, former director of the South Arkansas Regional Health Center, Inc. (SARHC), in El Dorado, Arkansas. Mr. Wright alleges that his termination as director violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and that the firing was triggered by Mr. Scott’s precipitous reporting to federal authorities of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Luisa A. De Abadia v. Hon. Luis Izquierdo MoraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- John J. Helton v. William P. Clements, Jr., Governor of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Greg Myers, Etc. v. R. Kathleen Morris, Scott County Attorney, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Patsy Carolyn POE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donnie HAYDON, Et Al., Defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Johnson-El v. SchoemehlCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Turner v. DammonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
- Johnson-El v. SchoemehlCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
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