Whitner v. Davis

410 F.2d 24 Mary Elizabeth WHITNER, a single woman, Appellant, v. Mrs. Frederick W. DAVIS, Roy Patrick Wahle, Archie Wilson, Joseph Panattoni and James Kendall, individually and as Trustees of Central Washington State College; and James E. Brooks, individually and as President of Central Washington State College; John J. O'Connell, individually and as Attorney General, State of Washington; Central Washington State College; and State of Washington, Appellees. No. 22285. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. April 3, 1969. Mary E. Whitner, pro. per. Thomas K. Dalglish (argued), Asst. Atty. Gen., Ellensburg, Wash., John J. O'Connell, Atty. Gen., Olympia, Wash., for appellees. Before HAMLEY, MERRILL and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges. HAMLEY, Circuit Judge: 1 This litigation is an outgrowth of the dismissal, on June 27, 1966, of Mary Elizabeth Whitner as a member of the faculty of the music department of Central Washington State College (College). Seeking redress, Mrs. Whitner, proceeding in propria persona, brought this action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. The named defendants are the individual trustees and president of the College,…