Legal Opinion
Papin v. Univ. of Miss. Med. Ctr.
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided September 28, 2018No. 3:17-cv-763-CWR-FKBPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carlton W. Reeves, United States District Judge
Dr. Joseph Papin, a Hispanic man and former resident at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, is suing his former supervisor, Dr. T. Mark Earl.1 Papin alleges that Earl, while acting as a public employee, violated Papin's First Amendment right to free speech and his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process.2 Earl, invoking the defense of qualified immunity, has moved to dismiss Papin's claims.3
I. FACTUAL ALLEGATION
Below are the facts as alleged in Papin's amended complaint.4
On January 10, 2017, Papin met with Earl and signed a formal…
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- Black v. North Panola School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by7 opinions
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