Legal Opinion
Peter M. Garvie v. Charles O. Jackson and George W. Wheeler
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 27, 1988No. 87-5569PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.
In this case, plaintiff brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Provost and the former Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Tennessee. Plaintiff asserts that his removal by defendants from his position as Head of the University’s Speech and Theatre Department violated his rights under the first and fourteenth amendments of the Constitution. The district court granted defendants summary judgment based on its findings that defendants were entitled to qualified immunity and that plaintiff had adequate state postdeprivation remedies. We find…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by139 opinions
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- Steven Craig Cooper v. Larry E. ParrishCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Ohio Civil Service Employees Association v. Richard P. SeiterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Walker v. NorrisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
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