Legal Opinion
Thomas Perkins v. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 16, 1997No. 96-3999PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Thomas Perkins works as a laborer in the plant department of the University of Illinois — Chicago (UIC), part of the University of Illinois. In 1993 he wanted to take a civil service exam to be placed on the list for promotion to operating engineer, a post he had held at a prior employer. The University refused to let Perkins take the exam at UIC, but it did let him take the exam at Chicago State University, another component of the state’s university system. He passed. But anyone who passes the exam at UIC goes on the roster for promotions at UIC ahead of everyone…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Owen Orthmann v. Apple River Campground, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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- George Davis v. City of Chicago and Alexander VroustourisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Groesch v. City of Springfield, Ill.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
- Donald Bennett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Knox v. Sunstar Acceptance Corp. (In Re Knox)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1999
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