Legal Opinion

Spinar v. South Dakota Board of Regents

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 23, 1986No. 85-5417PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Leo H. Spinar, formerly an administrator at South Dakota State University and currently a full professor there, has brought this action seeking damages against the South Dakota Board of Regents (Board) and its members in their individual capacities (Regents) for wrongfully terminating his employment as an administrator. His complaint asserts deprivations of his constitutional rights in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as well as several pendent state law claims. This case is before us on appeal from the District Court’s grant of defendants-appellees’ motions to dismiss…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Leslie Landrum, Special Administratrix of the Estate of Roy Lee Landrum, Deceased v. John Moats and Robert J. RockwellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  3. Robert H. Fox and Kathlene Fox v. Bill Brewer, Ranger Insurance Co., (Garnishee)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
  4. Richard Spika v. The Village of Lombard, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  5. Jane I. Hartman v. Fred J. Lauchli, Trustee of Hartman Corporation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Bbca, Inc., John B. Ellering James L. Noske, Intervenor Below, Joan M. Noske, Intervenor Below v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  2. Jackson v. Medical CoachesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999
  3. Muñoz v. Board of Trustees of the University of the District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
  4. In Re Leonard and Jeanette Wieseler, Debtors. Production Credit Association of the Midlands v. Leonard and Jeanette WieselerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  5. Ward v. KennardDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2001

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