Legal Opinion
Merritt v. Brantley
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided May 28, 1996No. Civil Action 694-104PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDENFIELD, Chief Judge.
Defendants Kendall Brantley and the Toombs County Board of Education (the Board) move this Court for summary judgment against plaintiff Billy Merritt in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against them. Merritt opposes the motion, contending that an issue of fact remains for a jury to resolve.
I. BACKGROUND
While employed by the Board as a teacher at Toombs County High School, Merritt accepted additional employment as a baseball coach for the 1993-94 school year. Complaint ¶¶ 5-6. 1 The coaching contract formed an addendum to Merritt’s teaching contract; it provided that it…
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