Legal Opinion
Yong-Qian Sun v. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 16, 2007No. 06-2438PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
The University of Illinois did not grant Yong-Qian Sun tenure after numerous committees and faculty members considered his case. Alleging various procedural irregularities and nefarious motives, Sun filed suit against the Board of Trustees of the University as well as members of its faculty. After the defendants’ counsel failed to comply with discovery and the court granted several motions to compel discovery, it entered default judgment against the defendants. Soon after, the court vacated the default, and, eventually, granted summary judgment in favor of all defendants.…
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