Plaintiff filed a lawsuit after he was expelled from medical school, accusing the defendant of violating both his due process as well as Title IX of the Education Amendments Act. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants and plaintiff appealed. The appellate court held that there was a genuine issue of material fact on the question of whether plaintiff’s due process rights were violated because plaintiff did not know he was subject to university disciplinary proceedings until he received a letter from the university informing him he had been expelled. The appellate court further concluded that the district court abused its discretion when it allowed plaintiff to proceed anonymously in the lawsuit and concluded that plaintiff should be allowed to dismiss the lawsuit or proceed with his identity made public. (RIPPLE and WOOD, concurring)
Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Due Process