Court of Appeals for the First Circuit March 6, 1981, 80-1395 (Robert E. Beitzell v. William H. Jeffrey, Etc.)

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, Robert E. Beitzell, an assistant professor at the University of Maine at Orono (UMO), a state university, was denied an appointment at the university with tenure. He brought this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against UMO officials in the United States District Court for the District of Maine.