Legal Opinion

Thomas Hayden Barnes v. Ronald M. Zaccari

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided February 7, 2012No. 10-14622PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COX, Circuit Judge:

In 2007, in the wake of the massacre at Virginia Tech, Ronald Zaccari, the President of Valdosta State University at the time, “administratively withdrew” (expelled) Thomas Hayden Barnes, a student, on the ground that Barnes presented a “clear and present danger” to the campus. Barnes sued Zaccari in federal court, claiming that under the Due Process Clause he was due notice of the charges, and a hearing to answer them, prior to his removal from campus. The district court agreed with Barnes, and denied Zaccari summary judgment based on qualified immunity. We affirm.

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2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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  4. Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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