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SMITH v. KENT STATE UNIVERSITY

No. 81-3485.

696 F.2d 476 (1983)

Dr. F. Joseph SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, Dean Ralph Hetzel, Dr. Glenn Olds, Dr. Lindsey Merrill, Robert Williamson, Board of Trustees for Kent State University, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 10, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George B. Vasko (argued), Vasko, Howard & Morris, Akron, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert H. Stromberg, James W. McCarthy, Asst. Attys. Gen., Columbus, Ohio, Paul Lefkowitz (argued), Cleveland, Ohio, for defendants-appellees.

Before KENNEDY and WELLFORD, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

This case was brought alleging jurisdiction under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and also on constitutional grounds (primarily First and Fourteenth Amendment causes of action), against Kent State University ("KSU") its President, Board of Trustees, and other KSU officials involved in the termination of Dr. Joseph F. Smith ("Smith"), a former music professor at KSU. Smith seeks both damages and reinstatement in this proceeding. After a full hearing following a reference...

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