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Hart v. Univ. of Scranton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Mar 26, 2012
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:11-CV-1576 (M.D. Pa. Mar. 26, 2012)

Summary

determining that the plaintiff failed to state a breach of contract claim based on the university handbook's plagiarism provision because the plaintiff relied on the provision's existence without showing "how th[e] term has created an affirmative duty on the part of the University."

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:11-CV-1576

03-26-2012

KRISTEN HART, Plaintiff, v. UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON and GEORGE JONES, Defendants.


(JUDGE CAPUTO)


ORDER

NOW this 26th day of March, 2012, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 12) is GRANTED and Plaintiff's Amended Complaint (Doc. 11) is DISMISSED. The Clerk of Court is directed to mark this action as CLOSED.

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A. Richard Caputo

United States District Judge


Summaries of

Hart v. Univ. of Scranton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Mar 26, 2012
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:11-CV-1576 (M.D. Pa. Mar. 26, 2012)

determining that the plaintiff failed to state a breach of contract claim based on the university handbook's plagiarism provision because the plaintiff relied on the provision's existence without showing "how th[e] term has created an affirmative duty on the part of the University."

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dismissing breach of contract claim against university where plaintiff failed to point to any specific terms in the handbook that the university allegedly violated

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dismissing breach of contract claim where student failed to identify a specific contract provision that was breached

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Case details for

Hart v. Univ. of Scranton

Case Details

Full title:KRISTEN HART, Plaintiff, v. UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON and GEORGE JONES…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: Mar 26, 2012

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:11-CV-1576 (M.D. Pa. Mar. 26, 2012)

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