GRATTAN v. BOARD OF SCHOOL COM'RS OF BALTIMORE CITY

No. 86-3021.

805 F.2d 1160 (1986)

James R. GRATTAN, Appellant, v. BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OF BALTIMORE CITY; and Jennye Thomas, individually and as Principal, Greenspring Junior High School, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided December 1, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glen M. Fallin, Ellicott City, Md., for appellant.

J. Shawn Alcarese, Asst. Sol. (Benjamin L. Brown, City Sol., Baltimore, Md., on brief), for appellees.

Before HALL, Circuit Judge, HAYNSWORTH, Senior Circuit Judge, and CLARKE, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk, sitting by designation.


CLARKE, District Judge:

Mr. Grattan appeals the decision of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of the Board of School Commissioners of Baltimore City (School Board) and Jennye Thomas, principal of Greenspring Junior High School in Baltimore, Maryland. The case was brought below pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the court's pendent jurisdiction, alleging a violation of Mr. Grattan's right to free speech...

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