Lush v. Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, No. 21-1394 (7th Cir. 2022)
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Lush started at the NIU College of Law in 2003. Poor academic performance, perhaps due to mental-health struggles, resulted in his dismissal. Lush sued NIU in state court. An Illinois court entered judgment for the defendants. Lush brought additional lawsuits advancing similar claims, which were also rejected. In 2020 Lush sued NIU’s Board of Trustees, individual trustees, and the state under the Americans with Disabilities Act and other federal laws, civil and criminal. Lush sought the recruitment of counsel. After screening under 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2), the district court entered an order observing that Lush’s claims were precluded by the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, were untimely, and fell short of stating any claim for relief. The court denied a new request to recruit counsel and a request to seal the case. Lush voluntarily dismissed the action to avoid potential Rule 11 sanctions. The court dismissed the case with prejudice.
The Seventh Circuit dismissed an appeal from the interlocutory orders for lack of jurisdiction. The voluntary dismissal did not result in an adverse final judgment from which Lush may appeal. The district court denied Lush’s request for counsel because of the futility of allowing another federal pleading on the matters alleged in this most recent complaint.
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