Legal Opinion

McAlpin v. Burnett

District Court, W.D. Kentucky

Decided August 29, 2001No. CIV.A.3:95CV-605-HPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

HEYBURN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, Timothy J. McAlphin 1 and Leslie Dean bring this action against Defendants, Donald L. Burnett, former Dean and a professor at the University of Louisville School of Law (the “Law School”) and Professor R. Thomas Blackburn for breach of contract, violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and various other state law torts. These claims arise from the Law School’s decision to deny Plaintiffs admission after each flunked an exam in the Law School’s “Admission by Performance Program” (the “ABP” program). The parties have filed cross-motions for summary…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Goss v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1993

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