PLOUGH BY AND THROUGH v. WEST DES MOINES COMM.

No. 95-1410.

70 F.3d 512 (1995)

Eric PLOUGH, By and Through his next friend and mother Linda PLOUGH, Appellant, v. WEST DES MOINES COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT; West Des Moines Community School District Board of Directors, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 8, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Henry Doyle IV, Des Moines, Iowa, argued. In addition the name of (Michael J. Galligan, on the brief), for appellant.

David M. Swinton, Des Moines, Iowa, argued. (Andrew J. Bracken, on the brief), for appellees.

Before BOWMAN, ROSS, and BEAM, Circuit Judges.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Eric Plough brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the West Des Moines School District (the School District) claiming it violated his due process rights during disciplinary hearings against him. The district court1 granted summary judgment in favor of the School District finding that Plough was barred by the doctrine of res judicata from relitigating his claim in federal district court. Plough appeals. Because...

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