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· 2/22/2007

Paul Barrows v. John Wiley and Luoluo Hong

Citations

  • 478 F.3d 776
  • 25 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1272
  • 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 3792
  • 2007 WL 528006

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that plaintiff must demonstrate that deprivation caused “some economic loss” or “identifiable impact on [her] future income or economic benefits”
  • explaining that plaintiff must demonstrate that deprivation caused “some economic loss” or “identifiable impact on [her] future income or economic benefits”
  • distinguishing between mere acquisitional opportunities which do not implicate the Constitution, and vested benefits protected by nondiscretionary rules of which someone may not be deprived without due process
  • the “first step of the due process analysis requires us to consider initially whether Barrows had property interests in his [job], and secondarily whether he suffered economic harm from a property deprivation”
  • “Where state law gives people a benefit and creates a system of nondi'scretionary rules governing revocation or renewal of that benefit, the recipients have a secure and durable property right, a legitimate claim of entitlement.” (citation omitted)
  • the “first step of the due process analysis requires us to consider initially whether Barrows had property interests in his [job], and secondarily whether he suffered economic harm from a property deprivation”

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Judges: Posner, Manion, Wood

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