Legal Opinion
Kevin Carmody v. Board of Trustees of the Unive
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 28, 2014No. 13-2302PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Kevin Carmody worked for the University of Illinois for 25 years until he was fired for reasons involving a security breach of the university’s email system. After unsuccessfully appealing his discharge, Carmody filed this suit against the university’s board of trustees and several university officials claiming that they violated his rights under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and under an Illinois statute designed to protect whistle-blowers. The district court dismissed Carmody’s complaint with prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil…
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