Legal Opinion
Jones v. Battles
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 29, 1970No. Civ. A. 13856PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
CLARIE, District Judge.
The plaintiff has commenced this civil action pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983; jurisdiction is established under 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3). The petitioner is seeking both a preliminary and a permanent injunction to restrain the Hartford Board of Education from refusing to renew his one-year contract as a non-tenured probationary teacher. He claims that the Board’s action in not renewing his employment contract was unwarranted and designed to retaliate for certain public utterances by him at…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Shelton v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Winston v. Bd. of Ed. of So. PlainfieldSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1974
- Roseman v. HasslerDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
- Birdwell v. Hazelwood School DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1972
- Leslie v. Philadelphia 1976 Bicentennial Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972