Legal Opinion
Eddie CHAMBERS, Appellant, v. OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT Et Al., Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1976No. 75-1666PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Chief Judge.
This appeal presents the recurring problem of determining what statute of limitations should be applied in an action arising under the federal Civil Rights Acts.
Plaintiff Eddie Chambers, a black man, was employed as a junior high teacher with defendant Omaha Public School District (District) in 1969. On June 3, 1970, he was promoted to guidance counselor in the District and was given a one-year contract which classified him as a probationary, nontenured employee for that period of time. On March 1, 1971, plaintiff was notified by the School Board for the District that,…
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