Legal Opinion

Bennett v. Marshall Public Library

District Court, W.D. Michigan

Decided August 16, 1990No. K89-10066 CAPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

HILLMAN, Chief Judge.

This civil rights action stems from the purportedly wrongful discharge of plaintiff, Marion Bennett, from her position as director of the Marshall Public Library (the “Library”). Defendants are the Library and the five individuals who constituted the Marshall Public Library Board of Trustees (the “Library Board”) at the time of the discharge. Alleging a deprivation of her procedural due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment, plaintiff seeks to recover damages pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff also…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Carnegie-Mellon University v. CohillSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Thorin v. Bloomfield Hills Board of EducationMichigan Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. Townshend v. HazelrothDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1995
  3. Heath v. Highland Park School DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1992
  4. Darrell Fecho v. Township of Grosse IleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
  5. Samuel v. City of SturgisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995

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