Legal Opinion
Cohen v. Board of Trustees of the University
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 22, 2016No. 15-7005PublishedCited by 190 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit - Judge GRIFFITH.
GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:
In the summer of 2010, the University of the District of Columbia fired Robert Cohen from his position as a tenured professor. Cohen filed a complaint in D.C. Superior Court against the Board of Trustees and three university officials alleging, among other things, a violation of his procedural due process rights under the U.S. Constitution. According to Cohen, the university fired him without notice or an opportunity to be heard.
The defendants removed Cohen’s case to federal court and moved to dismiss his claims…
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