Legal Opinion
Leonard D. Goodisman v. Scott Lytle
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1984No. 83-3822PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents three issues: (1) Does the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution bar this civil rights suit against the University of Washington, a state university, and its officials? (2) Does an untenured university professor have a constitutionally protected interest in the University’s compliance with its own procedural regulations regarding promotion and tenure? (3) Did the University deprive Goodisman of equal protection of the law by denying a formal hearing that was granted to others similarly situated?
BACKGROUND
Goodisman was a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by78 opinions
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