Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. Board of Public Education
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 14, 1979No. Civ. A. 77-446PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STAPLETON, District Judge:
This is a civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The plaintiff, Gilbert Hawkins, was employed by the Board of Public Education of Wilmington (“Board of Education”), and held the position of Fireman Custodian at Bayard Middle School (“Bayard School”) since 1969. In May of 1977, plaintiff missed ten consecutive days of work. Shortly thereafter, he was discharged from his position by the Board of Education. Plaintiff claims that his termination violated due process. The named defendants are the Board of Education, its six members 1 in their…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Henríquez Soto v. Consejo de Educación SuperiorSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1987
- Alexander v. PolkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Hopkins v. Mayor & Council of City of WilmingtonDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1984
- Eckerd v. Indian River School DistrictDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1979
- Hough v. Dane CountyCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1990
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