Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Clayton v. Board of Regents
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 21, 1994No. 83053PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
635 So.2d 937 (1994)
STATE of Florida ex rel. James B. CLAYTON, Petitioner,
v.
BOARD OF REGENTS, etc., Respondent.
No. 83053.
Supreme Court of Florida.
April 21, 1994.
James B. Clayton, pro se.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Charlie McCoy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent.
2Per curiam
James B. Clayton has filed a petition for writ of mandamus, challenging the Florida Board of Regents' appointment of Betty Castor to the position of president of the University of South Florida. Clayton asserts that Castor's appointment is void based on the common law rule that a government body with appointment…
3Cases cited1 opinion
- Hoffman v. JonesSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
4Cited by13 opinions
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- Stone v. WallSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
- School Bd. of Volusia County v. ClaytonSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
- Henderson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
- Clayton v. School Bd. of Volusia CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
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