Legal Opinion
Floyd-Gimon v. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Ex Rel. Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 18, 2013No. 12-1797PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
On May 9, 2008, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) terminated Donna Floyd-Gimon’s employment based on gross misconduct. Floyd-Gimon sued UAMS, through its Board of Trustees; the trustees in their official capacity; Mary Helen Forrest, Charles White, and R.T. Fendley, each in their personal capacity; and Richard Pierson, in his official and personal capacities (collectively, defendants) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging, as relevant here, due process violations and gender discrimination in violation of Floyd-Gimon’s equal protection rights. 1 Floyd-Gimon…
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