A. N. Decker v. North Idaho College

552 F.2d 872 A. N. DECKER, Appellant, v. NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE, Barry G. Schuler, President of North Idaho College, the Board of Trustees of North Idaho College, E. A. Seiter, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of North Idaho College, and Dr. Lynn C. Fredrickson, Josephine Webb, Jay Couch and Dr. James R. Barton, Individually and as Members of the Board of Trustees of North Idaho College, Appellees. No. 74-3257. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 20, 1977. Byron J. Johnson, Webb, Johnson, Tway, Redford & Greener, Boise, Idaho, Robert H. Chanin, Washington, D. C., argued for appellant. W. W. Nixon, J. T. Knudson, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, argued, for appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court, District of Idaho. Before BROWNING and KILKENNY, Circuit Judges, and VAN PELT, District Judge. * KILKENNY, Circuit Judge: BACKGROUND 1 In May, 1972, A. N. Decker (appellant) was dismissed without a hearing from North Idaho College (College) where he had been employed as an instructor since 1966. 1 Because this dismissal was not accompanied by a hearing, the appellant brought suit in the district court and claimed that his due process rights under the 14th Amendment…