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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1976
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1974] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 79 T h e complaint alleges that the plaintiff was notified in March of 1973 of his admission to the College of Medicine for academic year 1973-74 and that in August 1973 he was further advised that his admission had been rescinded due to his health status. It is alleged that plaintiff has been denied admission to the College of Medicine for the academic year 1974-75. The complaint also contains allegations to the effect that the defendants improperly released plaintiff's medical records without his prior consent or knowledge in violation of Illinois statutes. The complaint asks that the defendants be enjoined and ordered to cancel the prior revocation of the plaintiff's acceptance to the College of Medicine and from barring or denying him admission on the basis of past mental treatment. T h e court is further asked to enjoin the defendants from continuing to fail and refuse to re-evaluate his credentials for admission. The complaint seeks a declaratory judgment that the plaintiff's statutory and constitutional rights have been denied, and that the defendants' reliance on past mental treatment as a material criterion for admission violates the Illinois statutes and the Federal Constitution. Further, the complaint seeks $15,000 in damages for alleged improper release and use of hospital records, and $15,000 damages for the revocation of the plaintiff's admission to the College of Medicine and the subsequent refusal to readmit or admit him to that College. Some of the individual defendants have requested the University to provide representation for them in their defense of the suit on the ground that all of the actions taken by them in the matter were taken in their respective capacities as members of the Board of Trustees or as employees of the University. It is anticipated that similar requests will be received from other individual defendants. The University Counsel recommends that he be authorized to take such steps as are necessary or appropriate, including the employment of special counsel, to protect the interests of the University and to provide representation of the individual defendants who request him to do so. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . H a h n , a u t h o r i t y w a s g i v e n as r e c o m m e n d e d b y t h e following v o t e : Aye, M r . Forsyth, M r . H a h n , M r . H o w a r d , M r . H u g h e s , Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mr. Steger, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Dr. Bakalis, Governor Walker. On motion of Mr. Swain, the Board adjourned. EARL W. PORTER EARL M. HUGHES Secretary President LUNCHEON GUESTS Guests of the Board at luncheon included Trustees' wives and Professor Thomas Gamble's class in higher education administration.
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