Conclusion No, Justice Byron White authored the opinion for an 8-1 court. The ohio statute clearly grants civil servants property rights to their employment. In order to lawfully remove this property, the Due Process Clause requires a procedure that carefully weighs the interests of the government in removing the property against the interests of the private party in retaining the property. This procedure must incorporate the 'essential requirements of due process," which are notice and an opportunity to respond." There was no strong reason to delay the opportunity to respond until after termination. The court found that affording the employee an opportunity to respond prior to termination would impose neither a significant administrative burden nor intolerable delays. Accordingly, the significant interests of the employees to retain their jobs outweighed the interests of the state to remove employees quickly,