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Davis v. Barr

District Court, E.D. Tennessee

Decided November 12, 1973No. Civ. A. 8232PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

ROBERT L. TAYLOR, District Judge.

Plaintiff, a former coach and'now a teacher in the Jefferson County, Tennessee school system, has filed this action pursuant to Title 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for damages and other equitable relief on the ground that he was demoted by the Jefferson County Board of Education from his coaching position without being afforded procedural safeguards under the Fourteenth Amendment.

The uncontroverted proof shows that plaintiff was hired in 1965 to fill a vacancy at Jefferson County High School as a coach and teacher. From that time until April 7, 1972, he remained…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Lawrence County Education Ass'n v. Lawrence County Board of EducationTennessee Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Town of Speedway v. HarrisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. Needleman v. BohlenDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1974
  4. Stringfield v. GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  5. Soni v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF U. OF TENN.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1974

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