Due Process Violation and Breach of Contract

By: Derek Hawkins//September 15, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Otis B. Grant v. The Trustees of Indiana University, et al.

Case No.: 16-1958

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Due Process Violation and Breach of Contract

On appeal, Grant contends that the district court inappropriately granted summary judgment on five claims. Grant, who is African American, maintains that the University: (1) discriminated against him on the basis of race; (2) retaliated against him for his complaints against two University officials; (3) denied him due process of law; (4) defamed him in the South Bend Tribune; and (5) breached a contract created by the University’s handbook. In viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to Grant, we find that Grant has failed to produce admissible evidence demonstrating there exists any disputed issue of fact as to these five claims. So we affirm the district court’s judgment in the defendants’ favor.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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