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SMITH v. DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY

Civ. A. No. 84-1465.

612 F.Supp. 72 (1985)

Peter J. SMITH, Plaintiff, v. DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY, and Duquesne University Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania, Civil Division.

May 28, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Murdoch, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff.

Robert W. Hartland, Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendants.

OPINION

SIMMONS, District Judge.

Commencing September, 1980, Peter J. Smith, a 48 year old male, was admitted as a doctoral degree candidate to the Duquesne University Graduate Program in English. Ten months later he was dismissed from the program for academic reasons. Following Smith's dismissal, this civil rights lawsuit was filed.

In this suit, Smith assails the conditions of his admittance, his grades...

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