Legal Opinion

Mary Dell Tinsley Franceski v. Plaquemines Parish School Board, Raymond Shetley and Frederick Deiler

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 4, 1985No. 85-3149PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

A special education instructor appeals a summary judgment dismissing her civil rights suit against a local school board. Persuaded that she received all process due under the federal Constitution before being terminated, we affirm.

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Though she was not certified for the position by the State Department of Education, Mary Dell Tinsley Franceski was hired in 1975 as Supervisor of Special Education for the Plaquemines Parish School Board. School officials apparently later became dissatisfied with Franceski’s performance. After receiving an opinion by the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Davis v. SchererSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Mrs. Susie Lite Morrison v. City of Baton RougeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Robert B. Brown v. Texas a & M UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  2. Boyce W. Childs v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Bruce C. Waltzer, Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  3. Bank One, Texas, N.A. v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  4. Betty D. Pennington v. Vistron Corporation, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Inc., and American Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  5. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Texarkana National BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989

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