Illinois star basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. filed a temporary restraining order Monday against the university in an effort to be reinstated after being suspended indefinitely following a rape charge stemming from an alleged incident that happened when the football team played at Kansas in September. Attorneys Mark P. Sutter, Rob Lang, Steve Beckett and Mark Goldenberg filed the order in the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court in Champaign, saying the university rushed to judgment and did not follow its protocols. Illinois associate chancellor Robin Kaler said the school will review the lawsuit and defend its disciplinary methods.
Shannon’s attorneys said the university rushed to judgment and did not follow its protocols. “All we want for our client is a fair process, and TJ has not received that yet,” they said in a statement.
In a 28-page filing, attorneys said: "Sexual assault is a horrific crime, and TJ is appalled that his name is mentioned in the same sentence with such a crime, and
Urbana s Steve Beckett, one of four attorneys representing Terrence Shannon in the matter, said the case goes before a judge at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the U.S. Courthouse in Urbana.