Legal Opinion
Taliaferro v. State Council of Higher Education
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided March 6, 1974No. Civ. A. 73-584-RPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, females and former teachers at Virginia institutions of higher education, seek monetary and injunctive relief on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated from alleged deprivations of constitutional rights arising during the course of their employment by said institutions, including their dismissal. Jurisdiction is alleged pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343 and 2201. The case is presently before the Court on plaintiff’s motion for declaration of a tentative class and defendants’ motion to dismiss on the…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- McKart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by32 opinions
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