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Downing v. Williams

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
May 28, 1981
645 F.2d 1226 (5th Cir. 1981)

Summary

holding that an aggrieved employee's failure to take advantage of a due process hearing results in waiver of the right to such hearing

Summary of this case from Blake, M.D. v. University of Mississippi Medical Center

Opinion

No. 78-2869.

May 28, 1981.

John Buckley, Texarkana, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Martha H. Allan, Lonny Zwiener, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Before TUTTLE, AINSWORTH and SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.


ON PETITION FOR REHEARING


The petition for rehearing is granted. The panel opinion, reported at 624 F.2d 612, is vacated. For the reasons stated in Judge Ainsworth's dissent, the judgment of the district court is affirmed.


With deference, I dissent, for the reasons stated in the prevailing opinion of the panel, reported at 624 F.2d 612.


Summaries of

Downing v. Williams

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
May 28, 1981
645 F.2d 1226 (5th Cir. 1981)

holding that an aggrieved employee's failure to take advantage of a due process hearing results in waiver of the right to such hearing

Summary of this case from Blake, M.D. v. University of Mississippi Medical Center
Case details for

Downing v. Williams

Case Details

Full title:LLOYD L. DOWNING, M. D., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. R. ALLEN WILLIAMS…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: May 28, 1981

Citations

645 F.2d 1226 (5th Cir. 1981)

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