Bernstein’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “circumstances. The important aspect of the decision is that the court approved of the additional due process protections the District had afforded the principal in their administrative procedures. McFall, 222 Cal.App.3d at 1236 , 272 Cal.Rptr. 345 . The Court of Appeal made no mention that the additional procedures created by the Madera School District conflicted with state law, but explicitly found that the plaintiff was entitled to those procedures. McFall, 222 Cal.App.3d at 1236 , 272 Cal. Rptr. 345 (”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Bernstein v. Lopez

2. “At the very least, however, this proposition is debatable, and the plaintiffs fail the first step necessary to defeat the defendants' immunity, a showing that the defendants violated a clearly-established constitutional right. Id. at 201, 121 S.Ct. 2151 . 6 Public employment in California is, in general, regulated by statute, the rights of a public employee are statutory, and”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bernstein v. Lopez

3. “an involuntary change of assignment, based on employee performance, to a position at a lower salary grade.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Bernstein v. Lopez