WELLS v. BD. OF REGENTS OF MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY

No. 75-1985.

545 F.2d 15 (1976)

John A. WELLS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF the MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided November 29, 1976.

Rehearing Denied January 11, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur L. Brooks, Brooks, Sullivan & Saunders, Lexington, Ky., John J. Slattery, Jr., Louisville, Ky., Michael H. Gottesman, Bredhoff, Cushman, Gottesman & Cohen, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs-appellants.

James O. Overby, Murray, Ky., Joseph J. Leary, Frankfort, Ky., for defendants-appellees.

Before EDWARDS, McCREE and LIVELY, Circuit Judges.


LIVELY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by eleven former members of the faculty of Murray State University (MSU) from summary judgment dismissing their action against MSU for a declaratory judgment, injunctive relief and damages. In their complaint the plaintiffs charged that MSU had denied them due process of law as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment in failing and refusing to provide them with hearings and reasons for the decision of the University not to renew...

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