Supreme Court of the United States

Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co.

February 24, 1982455 U.S. 422

Summary

The Court held that Illinois could not extinguish Logan's state-created employment-discrimination claim because a state agency failed, for reasons beyond Logan's control, to convene a required factfinding conference within the statutory period. The claim was a protected property interest, and due process required an opportunity for the Commission to consider its merits before terminating it. The Court did not need to decide the equal protection claim because it granted relief on due process grounds.

Holding

  • Whether the State could terminate Logan's discrimination claim because the Commission failed to convene a timely factfinding conference.. No. Logan's statutory right to use the FEPA's adjudicatory procedures was a protected property interest, and due process prohibited the State from finally destroying that interest through an agency scheduling failure without allowing the Commission to consider the merits of his claim.

Docket 80-5950

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