Legal Opinion
Alden v. Georgetown University
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 12, 1999No. 97-CV-554PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
William W. Alden appeals from a decision of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of Georgetown University in his suit asserting breach of contract and seeking reinstatement following his dismissal from the University’s Medical School. Alden 1 contends that the trial court erred in declining to review the University’s decision to dismiss him, arguing that the issuance of a failing grade in his medicine clerkship and his resulting dismissal from the Medical School was not entitled to judicial deference as an academic decision by University officials where the…
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