Ellis v. Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities
102 Ill. 2d 387 · Illinois Supreme Court · 1984-06-29
Holding
A tenured professor's damages action against a state university board is a present money claim against an arm of the State and must be brought in the Court of Claims; only suits to enjoin future ultra vires action escape immunity.
Context
Constructively discharged professor sought damages plus injunction. The court held the Board is an arm of the State and the damages claim was a present claim within exclusive Court of Claims jurisdiction, while restating the future-action exception for purely prospective relief.
present claimarm of the stateexclusive jurisdiction
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