Kevin Carmody v. Board of Trustees of the Unive

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 16-1335 KEVIN R. CARMODY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, et al., Defendants-Appellees. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. No. 12-CV-2249 — Colin S. Bruce, Judge. ____________________ ARGUED SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 — DECIDED JUNE 19, 2018 ____________________ Before BAUER, MANION, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges. HAMILTON, Circuit Judge. The University of Illinois fired plaintiff Kevin Carmody from his job as…