LUSH v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS

No. 21-1394.

29 F.4th 377 (2022)

W. Stephen LUSH, II, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 29, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Lush, II, Middleton, WI, Pro Se.

Gregory Alan Brady , Attorney, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, for Defendant-Appellee Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University.

Leigh J. Jahnig , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Wood, Scudder, and Jackson-Akiwumi, Circuit Judges.


Stephen Lush II brought claims in federal court after unsuccessfully pursuing many of those same claims in Illinois state court. When the district court informed him that his complaint failed to state claims, faced jurisdictional barriers, and may indeed warrant sanctions, Lush agreed to a voluntary dismissal. But he then...

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