Raymond J. Gorman, III v. University of Rhode Island

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• concluding that disciplinary actions taken against students implicate students' liberty and property interest in education and, therefore, require due process
• holding that university student facing disciplinary charges and suspension does not have right to unlimited cross-examination of witnesses
• holding that an attorney does not qualify as a functional fiduciary under 11 ERISA because the provision of advice is distinct from exercising the necessary discretionary 12 control over management of the plan or its assets.
• explaining that a pre-termination hearing is considered “fair” if the individual to be discharged has the “opportunity to respond, explain and defend”
• explaining that a pre-termination hearing is considered “fair” if the individual to be discharged has the “opportunity to respond, explain and defend”
• stating that due process is “not a fixed or rigid concept, but, rather, is a flexible standard which varies depending upon the nature of the interest affected, and the circumstances of the deprivation”

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