ABUELYAMAN v. ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY

No. 10-2926.

667 F.3d 800 (2011)

Eltayeb ABUELYAMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rima N. Kapitan (argued), Attorney, Kapitan Law Office, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Mary Ellen Welsh (argued), Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before RIPPLE, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Eltayeb Abuelyaman, an Arab Muslim, served as an associate professor at Illinois State University's School of Information Technology from 2001 to 2006. Abuelyaman's performance record was consistently sub-par, and he frequently sparred with policy decisions made by his supervisor. In March 2006, Abuelyaman was informed that his contract would not be renewed for the 2007-2008 school year. Abuelyaman filed suit, alleging that Illinois State refused...

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