FARRELL v. SMITH

Civ. A. No. 11-77.

310 F.Supp. 732 (1970)

Joseph M. FARRELL, III, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Arthur SMITH, Director of Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute, Kenneth Coombs, Assistant Director, Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute, Joseph DeCoursey, Dean of Students, Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Maine, S. D.

March 18, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cushman D. Anthony, Maine Civil Liberties, Inc., Portland, Me., for plaintiffs.

Sumner J. Goffin, Charles A. Lane, Portland, Me., for defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER OF THE COURT

GIGNOUX, District Judge.

This is an action brought under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1964) to enjoin the expulsion of three hirsute students from their school. Jurisdiction is conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and (4) (1964). Plaintiffs are three students at the Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute (SMVTI), an institution supported by State and federal...

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