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At congressional hearings where Columbia Univ. President and Board members were called to testify, Rep. Virginia Foxx (chair of the Cong. hearing investigating antisemitism at Columbia University) stated:
It’s important to set the record straight. President Shafik testified there have been 15 suspensions related to antisemitism incidents. That’s misleading. In fact only three students were given interim suspensions. All three were lifted including a student who repeatedly screamed ‘F*ck the Jew’… The only two students who are still suspended are the two Jewish students who were suspended for spraying the odorous substance. The substance was a non-toxic gag spray. While that was an inappropriate action, for months Jewish students have been vilified with false accusations of a “chemical attack” and Columbia failed to correct the record.
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U.S. District Court
Southern District of New York (Foley Square)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:24-cv-02870-JMF
Doe v. Columbia University Assigned to: Judge Jesse M. Furman Cause: 42:2000d Federally Assisted Programs | Date Filed: 04/16/2024 Jury Demand: Plaintiff Nature of Suit: 448 Civil Rights: Education Jurisdiction: Federal Question |
| Plaintiff | ||
| John Doe | represented by | Jeffrey Harris Lichtman Law Offices of Jeffrey Lichtman 441 Lexington Avenue Suite 504 New York, NY 10017 212-581-1001 Fax: 212-581-4999 Email: jl@jeffreylichtman.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Kristen Mohr Nesenoff & Miltenberg LLP 363 7th Ave Ste 5th Floor New York, NY 10001 212-736-4500 Email: kmohr@nmllplaw.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Stuart Bernstein Nesenoff & Miltenberg, LLP 363 Seventh Avenue, 5th Floor New York, NY 10001 (212) 736-4500 Fax: (212) 736-2260 Email: sbernstein@nmllplaw.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Andrew Todd Miltenberg Nesenoff & Miltenberg, L.L.P. 363 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10001 (212) 736-4500 Fax: (212)736-2260 Email: amiltenberg@nmllplaw.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED |
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| Columbia University | ||
| Date Filed | # | Docket Text |
|---|---|---|
| 04/16/2024 | 1 | COMPLAINT against Columbia University. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-29226087)Document filed by John Doe..(Miltenberg, Andrew) (Entered: 04/16/2024) |
| 04/16/2024 | 2 | REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Columbia University, re: 1 Complaint. Document filed by John Doe..(Miltenberg, Andrew) (Entered: 04/16/2024) |
| 04/16/2024 | 3 | CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Miltenberg, Andrew) (Entered: 04/16/2024) |
| 04/16/2024 | 4 | MOTION Proceed under Pseudonym and to Issue a Protective Order . Document filed by John Doe..(Miltenberg, Andrew) (Entered: 04/16/2024) |
| 04/16/2024 | 5 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 4 MOTION Proceed under Pseudonym and to Issue a Protective Order . . Document filed by John Doe..(Miltenberg, Andrew) (Entered: 04/16/2024) |
| 04/16/2024 | 6 | PROPOSED ORDER. Document filed by John Doe. Related Document Number: 4 ..(Miltenberg, Andrew) Proposed Order to be reviewed by Clerk’s Office staff. (Entered: 04/16/2024) |
| 04/16/2024 | 7 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Stuart Bernstein on behalf of John Doe..(Bernstein, Stuart) (Entered: 04/16/2024) |
| 04/16/2024 | 8 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Kristen Mohr on behalf of John Doe..(Mohr, Kristen) (Entered: 04/16/2024) |
| 04/17/2024 | CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Jesse M. Furman. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(pc) (Entered: 04/17/2024) | |
| 04/17/2024 | Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (pc) (Entered: 04/17/2024) | |
| 04/17/2024 | Case Designated ECF. (pc) (Entered: 04/17/2024) | |
| 04/17/2024 | ***NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING PROPOSED ORDER. Document No. 6 Proposed Order was reviewed and approved as to form. (tp) (Entered: 04/17/2024) | |
| 04/17/2024 | 9 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Jeffrey Harris Lichtman on behalf of John Doe..(Lichtman, Jeffrey) (Entered: 04/17/2024) |
| 04/22/2024 | 10 | NOTICE OF INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: The conference will be held remotely by telephone in accordance with Paragraph 3.B of the Court’s Individual Rules and Practices in Civil Cases. The parties should join the conference by calling the Court’s dedicated conference line at (888) 363-4749 and using access code 542-1540, followed by the pound (#) key. (And as further set forth herein.) SO ORDERED. Initial Conference set for 6/27/2024 at 09:00 AM before Judge Jesse M. Furman. (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 4/22/2024) (jca) (Entered: 04/22/2024) |
| 04/22/2024 | 11 | ORDER granting in part and denying in part 4 Motion re: 4 MOTION Proceed under Pseudonym and to Issue a Protective Order . On April 16, 2024, Plaintiff in this case filed a motion seeking an order (1) authorizing him to file the Complaint, summons, and civil cover sheet in this action using the pseudonym John Doe, and to file all other papers in this action under the name John Doe, and to identify other non-parties by pseudonym; and (2) prohibiting Defendants from publicly identifying Plaintiff, in court filings or otherwise. That motion is DENIED as to non-parties, albeit without prejudice to a future application in the event that either party believes that there is a need or basis to prevent disclosure of the identity of any specific non-party. The motion is otherwise GRANTED, but only temporarily. Defendant and any non-party who seeks, and is granted, leave to intervene for purposes of being heard on the issue shall file any opposition to the motion within two weeks of Defendants entering a notice of appearance; any reply shall be filed within one week of any opposition. In the meantime, the Court reserves judgment on whether to grant the motion on a more permanent basis. Finally, to ensure that the Court has no conflicts that would require recusal, Plaintiff shall promptly file, under seal, a declaration disclosing his identity to the Court. The Clerk of Court is directed to issue a summons and to terminate ECF No. 4. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 4/22/2024) (jca) (Entered: 04/22/2024) |
| 04/22/2024 | Transmission to Finance Unit (Cashiers). Transmitted re: 11 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief, to the Finance Unit (Cashiers) for case processing. (jca) (Entered: 04/22/2024) | |
| 04/23/2024 | 12 | ***SELECTED PARTIES***DECLARATION re: 11 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief,,,,,, . Document filed by John Doe, Columbia University. Motion or Order to File Under Seal: 11 .(Miltenberg, Andrew) Modified on 4/23/2024 (kgo). (Entered: 04/23/2024) |
| 04/23/2024 | 13 | ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Columbia University..(jgo) (Entered: 04/23/2024) |
| 04/29/2024 | 14 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Roberta Ann Kaplan on behalf of Columbia University..(Kaplan, Roberta) (Entered: 04/29/2024) |
| 04/29/2024 | 15 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Gabrielle Tenzer on behalf of Columbia University..(Tenzer, Gabrielle) (Entered: 04/29/2024) |
| 04/29/2024 | 16 | LETTER addressed to Judge Jesse M. Furman from Roberta A. Kaplan dated April 29, 2024 re: Related Cases. Document filed by Columbia University. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 – 2/23/24 Kaplan Letter Re Related Cases, # 2 Exhibit 2 – 2/26/24 Kasowitz Letter Re Relatedness.pdf, # 3 Exhibit 3 – 2/26/24 Kaplan Letter Reply Re Relatedness, # 4 Exhibit 4 – 2/28/24 Garnett Order Denying Request to Designate Cases as Related, # 5 Exhibit 5 – 2/28/24 Broderick Order Denying Request to Designate Cases as Related).(Kaplan, Roberta) (Entered: 04/29/2024) |
| 04/30/2024 | 17 | WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. Columbia University waiver sent on 4/17/2024, answer due 6/17/2024. Document filed by John Doe..(Bernstein, Stuart) (Entered: 04/30/2024) |
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