Hall v. Medical College of Ohio at Toledo
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
742 F.2d 299 (1984)
- Written by Jennifer Flinn, JD
Facts
Robert Hall (plaintiff) was a medical student at the Medical College of Ohio at Toledo (the medical school) (defendant). The medical school was created by the Ohio General Assembly and received as much as 50 percent of its overall funding from state funds. The medical school was governed by a nine-member board of trustees, with all nine members appointed by the Ohio governor. Hall was dismissed from the medical school for academic dishonesty after Hall was caught cheating on an exam. Hall was not a good student; he barely received passing grades and did not get along with other students. Before his dismissal, Hall was notified of the allegations against him, and a hearing was held before a panel comprised of medical-school faculty members. Hall was not allowed to have an attorney represent him at the hearing. The hearing panel voted to dismiss Hall. Hall received a copy of the hearing panel’s report and appealed to the college president, who upheld Hall’s dismissal. Hall filed a lawsuit against the medical school and several faculty members in their official and individual capacities. Hall alleged that he was discriminated against based on race in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution and that his due-process rights were violated when Hall was not allowed to have an attorney present during his disciplinary hearing. Hall sought monetary damages and reinstatement as a student. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the medical school and faculty, ruling that the medical school was entitled to sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution and that the faculty members were entitled to qualified immunity. Hall appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Weick, J.)
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