Sargent v. Illinois Institute of Technology

Plaintiff appeals from the dismissal with prejudice of his complaint for back pay, injunctive and other equitable relief for his alleged wrongful discharge from his employment as a campus police officer at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). On appeal, he contends that (1) IIT breached the employment contract between itself and plaintiff, the terms of which were set forth in a personnel manual adopted by defendant; (2) IIT’s discharge of plaintiff frustrated plaintiff’s legal rights and the public policy of Illinois; and (3) IIT’s action constitutes State action and violated…