Barnes v. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ) GREGORY L. BARNES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 16 C 8278 v. ) ) Judge Virginia M. Kendall BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ) UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS and ) MARK DONOVAN, individually, ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff, Gregory L. Barnes (“Barnes”) brings this racial discrimination action against the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (“the Board”) and Mark Donovan (“Donovan”). Barnes proceeds under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.,

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