Shepherd v. Boysen

OPINION & ORDER

BERTELSMAN, Chief Judge:

I. Introduction

Plaintiff claims that he was wrongfully terminated from his position as Technology Coordinator for the Harlan County Schools at the insistence of the defendant Thomas C. Boysen, Kentucky State Commissioner of Education, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. Other defendants originally named in the complaint were the Harlan County Board of Education and Grace Ann Tolliver, acting Superintendent. Judge Joseph M. Hood, who at one time was assigned this action, granted summary judgment in favor of the Board and Ms. Tolliver. The…