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Parties Involved:
James Doherty
Appellant
Tedd Mitchell
Appellee
Duane Nellis
Appellee
Ronald Seacrist
Appellee
Texas Tech University
Appellee
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Appellee
Kevin Williams
Appellee
Simon Williams
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-10135

Summary Calendar

JAMES DOHERTY, 

 Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

DUANE NELLIS, in his Official Capacity as President of Texas Tech 

University; TEDD MITCHELL, in his Official Capacity as President of Texas 

Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine; SIMON 

WILLIAMS, in his Official Capacity as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; 

RONALD SEACRIST, in his Official Capacity as Chief of the Texas Tech 

University Police Department; KEVIN WILLIAMS, in his Official Capacity 

as Associate General Counsel of Texas Tech University Health Sciences 

Center; TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY; TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY 

HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, 

 Defendants - Appellees

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Texas

USDC No. 5:14-CV-155

Before DAVIS, JONES, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

 

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not 

be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH 

CIR. R. 47.5.4.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

January 6, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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No. 15-10135

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James Doherty appeals the Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) dismissal of federal 

and Texas state law claims stemming from his alleged wrongful dismissal from 

the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (“TTUHSC”) School of 

Medicine. 

Our thorough review of the briefs in this matter, the pertinent parts of 

the record, and the applicable law reveals no error. The district court properly

held that Doherty failed to state any plausible claim of a substantive or 

procedural due process violation under either the United States or Texas 

constitutions. The district court similarly did not err in its determination that 

Doherty’s remaining claims - including his unlawful taking claim, his 

Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 claims, and 

his conspiracy claim - warranted dismissal for their collective failure to allege 

a plausible right to relief. 

We, therefore, affirm the district court’s dismissal of all claims asserted 

by Doherty. 

AFFIRMED. 

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