JOHNSON v. BUTLER

Civ. A. No. 76-0081.

433 F.Supp. 531 (1977)

Donna L. JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. Dr. Wendell H. BUTLER, Mr. James W. Burks, Jr., Mrs. Hugh D. Dowdy, Mrs. Robert C. Hagan, Mr. Lewis M. Nelson, Jr. and Mr. Daniel E. Woolridge, Defendants.

United States District Court, W. D. Virginia, Roanoke Division.

June 8, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Hart, Smeltzer & Hart, Roanoke, Va., for plaintiff.

Charles B. Allen, Jr., Asst. City Atty., Joseph A. Matthews, Roanoke, Va., for defendants.


WILLIAMS, District Judge.

Petitioner, Donna L. Johnson, instituted this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, challenging the decision of the Roanoke City School Board not to renew her contract of employment as a teacher at Lucy Addison Junior High School for the 1976-1977 school year. Ms. Johnson alleges that she was dismissed from employment in retaliation for exercising her constitutionally protected right to freedom of speech. Jurisdiction is alleged pursuant to...

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