Legal Opinion
Clinger v. New Mexico Highlands University, Board of Regents
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 22, 2000No. 99-2017PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Catherine Clinger appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.
I
In 1992, the New Mexico Highlands University (“University”) hired plaintiff to serve as an Assistant Professor of Art. As a contractual employee with probationary status, plaintiff was subject to the University’s tenure policy. In October 1996, plaintiff applied for tenure and, on Decem ber 9, 1996, the Board of Regents denied her application.
In May 1997, plaintiff filed an amended complaint seeking damages and injunctive…
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