Legal Opinion

Raposa v. Meade School District 46-1

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 13, 1986No. 85-5119PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Michele Raposa, a nontenured school teacher, brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to recover compensatory and punitive damages against appellees Board of Education and its members, the School Superintendent, Wold, and the School Principal, Murphy. Raposa claimed that appellees’ actions, culminating in her transfer to another school in the school district, violated her constitutional rights of due process and freedom of speech. The district court1 granted summary judgment for defendants and Raposa appeals. For the reasons below, we affirm.

Facts

Michele Raposa…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Buchanan v. Little Rock School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  2. Buchanan v. Little Rock School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  3. St. Louis Teachers Union v. St. Louis Bd. of Educ.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1987
  4. Raposa v. Meade School District 46-1Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986

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