Matthew James Lovelace v. Southeastern Massachusetts University

Plaintiff-appellant, whose contract to teach at defendant Southeastern Massachusetts University was not renewed, brought this civil rights action complaining of the non-renewal and sundry other matters. The district court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and plaintiff appealed. We affirm.

I. Procedural Due Process

Plaintiff’s first argument is that he was deprived of due process when his contract was not renewed without first affording him a pre-non-renewal hearing. Absent a property interest in continued employment or the infringement of a liberty interest, plaintiff was not…