Opinion ID: 440214
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Heading: Timing of the Hearing

Text: 13 The identification of appellant's claim as the deprivation of a liberty interest is dispositive of appellant's contention that she was entitled to a pre-termination hearing. The only process required in this case is the kind of name-clearing hearing described in Codd v. Velger and In Re Selcraig, supra; and such a hearing is not required to be held prior to termination. 2 Indeed, as the court in Selcraig observed, the factual predicate for a claim of reputational damage is the publication of adverse material which, in this case, did not occur until after appellant's termination. In Re Selcraig, 705 F.2d 789, 797 (5th Cir.1983).