U.S. Supreme Court. Jett v. Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., 491 U.S. 701 (1989) Jett v. Dallas Independent School District. No. 87-2084. Argued March 28, 1989.
Leonard J. Schwartz on behalf of the respondent/petitioner Dallas Independent School District. Frank M. Gilstrap on behalf of the petitioner/respondent Jett.
The district court held that there was sufficient evidence to support the jury's finding that Todd's recommendation of Jett's removal as head coach and athletic ...
The jury found in favor of Jett and awarded him $850,000 (reduced by the trial judge to $450,000) against the district with Principal Todd being jointly and ...
Wright reassigned Jett to a teaching job with no coaching duties. Jett sued DISD and Todd under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 alleging that Jett's removal was ...
Decided June 22, 1989. Syllabus. Petitioner Jett, a white male, was employed by respondent Dallas Independent School District (DISD) as a teacher, athletic ...
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