SHIRCK v. THOMAS

No. 18790.

486 F.2d 691 (1973)

Ruth SHIRCK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert S. THOMAS et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 2, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Napoli, Peoria, Ill., Richard J. Medalie, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellant.

Richard N. Molchan, Peoria, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Stephen J. Pollack, David Rubin, Washington, D. C., amicus curiae.

Before SWYGERT, Chief Judge and FAIRCHILD and STEVENS, Circuit Judges.


STEVENS, Circuit Judge.

On April 1, 1969, defendants notified plaintiff that she would not be reemployed as a high school teacher for the 1969-1970 academic year. The question is whether that action deprived her of "property" or "liberty" protected by the Fourteenth Amendment.

Plaintiff received notice of the reasons for her nonrenewal as required by Ill.Rev.Stat. Ch. 122, § 24-10. As we explained when the case was first before us, those reasons "related...

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