Floyd E. McDowell v. The State of Texas, Texas Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Dr. Floyd E. McDowell filed this action, based upon 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (1970).1 Jurisdiction was allegedly based upon 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343(3) (1962).2 The defendants were the State of Texas, the Texas Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (Board), and certain Board officials. Plaintiff alleged that he was denied substantive and procedural due process by virtue of his discharge from the position of Superintendent of the Richmond State School, an institution operated by the Board. In addition to the asserted federal claim, McDowell sued two Board officials and a…
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Owen D. Roane v. Callisburg Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- James B. Jackson v. Harold Stinchcomb, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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- Richard Franklin Miller v. Dale Carson, Etc., Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, T. Edward Austin, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Anderson v. LOW RENT HOUSING COM'N, ETC.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1981
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