Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Kelly
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 26, 1989No. 88-1234PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Leslie T. Rogers was terminated from his position with the Little Rock School District without being given adequate due process. He appeals the district court’s1 award of one dollar in nominal damages. He also appeals as insufficient the court’s award of attorney’s fees. We affirm.
I
The factual background of this ease is described in Rogers v. Masem, 788 F.2d 1288, 1289-91 (8th Cir.1985) {Rogers I), wherein we first considered this dispute. We therefore will discuss only those facts necessary to the issue of damages.
In 1979, Dr. Leslie T. Rogers was hired by the Little…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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