Legal Opinion

Gillard v. Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 9, 2010No. 10-1589PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

The district court dismissed Lisa Gil-lard’s pro se employment-discrimination suit after concluding that she had acted in bad faith by walking out of her deposition. Gillard appeals but offers no argument why the court abused its discretion. We affirm the judgment.

Gillard taught English at Harold Washington College, but the school decided not to renew her contract in November 2007. As discovery progressed in Gillard’s suit against the governing Board of Trustees, the defendant’s counsel repeatedly tried to schedule Gillard’s deposition but found that she was difficult to pin down.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Support Systems International, Inc. v. Richard MackCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  2. Collins v. IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  3. Gillard v. Proven Methods Seminars, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Gillard v. Northwestern Memorial HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 2019
  2. Gillard v. Northwestern Memorial HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 2019
  3. Gillard v. Board of TrusteesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011

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