United States Eighth Circuit

In a suit by a superintendent against his former school district and officials arising from alleged stigmatizing public comments made about plaintiff in connection with his severance, denial of defendants' motion to dismiss is reversed where the alleged statements at issue, as a matter of law, were not sufficiently stigmatizing to trigger his procedural due process right to a name clearing hearing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/09/2008
• Published 01/09/2008

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, BOWMAN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James R. McAdams, AAG, Argued, Jefferson City, MO, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lynette M. Petruska, Argued, St. Louis, MO, for Appellee.