Legal Opinion
DeFelice v. Philadelphia Board of Education
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 18, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 69-863PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
FULLAM, District Judge.
This is a civil rights action for compensatory damages of $1,000,000 and punitive damages of $3,000,000 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Federal question jurisdiction is asserted under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). Plaintiff alleges that he was denied his fourteenth amendment guarantee of due process and equal protection by the actions of the defendants, the Philadelphia Board of Education and its chief administrative officer.
The underlying facts are not in dispute. Plaintiff was employed by the Board as a physical education teacher at Simon Gratz High School. On…
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