Legal Opinion
Ellis Dwight Williams v. Mason Day
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1977No. 76-1359PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSON, District Judge.
Appellant Ellis Dwight Williams commenced this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1970), seeking a declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, and damages based on the Blytheville, Arkansas School District’s decision not to renew his employment as a non-tenured teacher and basketball coach for the 1973-1974 school term. Named as defendants in the lawsuit were the individual Blytheville School Board directors and the school district itself. The District Court, after a non-jury trial, entered an extensive memorandum opinion 1 which found no constitutional'…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Hortonville Joint School District No. 1 v. Hortonville Education Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Dolores Buhr v. Buffalo Public School District No. 38Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Stratton v. Wenona Community Unit District No. 1Illinois Supreme Court · 1990
- BD. OF ED. OF FORT MADISON COMMUNITY v. YouelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- Mayberry v. DeesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
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