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AUSTIN v. MAXWELL

No. 71-3203. Summary Calendar

456 F.2d 1237 (1972)

Howard AUSTIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David MAXWELL, Individually and as Chairman of the Board of Public Instruction, Columbia County, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 20, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horace E. Hill, Daytona Beach, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Wallace Jopling, Lake City, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and GOLDBERG and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Howard Austin, a black high school mathematics teacher whose contract with the Columbia County, Florida school system was terminated because of his alleged insubordination, neglect of duty and other professional misconduct, appeals from a denial of relief under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983. Before discharging him the school board afforded Austin a public hearing at which his attorney vigorously but unsuccessfully contested the validity of the charges. On the...

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