| Student
On MeToo
Blacklist Sues
NYU Which
Hires Robbie
Kaplan Fresh
From Trump Win
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
May 17 – A
male New York
University
student who
was listed in
an online
Google
spreadsheet
accusing
sexual
misconducted
sued NYU.
The
school now
plans a motion
to dismiss,
represented by
Roberta Kaplan
fresh from
victory in the
E. Jean
Carroll v.
Trump
case.
On May 17,
2023, U.S.
District Court
for the
Southern
District of
New York Judge
Katherine Polk
Failla held a
proceeding.
Inner City
Press, which
covered
Carroll v.
Trump and
published a
book about it,
here, live
tweeted the
Doe v NYU
proceeding,
here:
Judge
Failla: Ms.
Kaplan, as I
was looking
through the
papers, I was
wondering
about the
viability of a
motion to
dismiss. Is
your client
hell-bent, if
I may use the
colloquial
word, on
moving to
dismiss?
Roberta
Kaplan: NYU
believes it
tried to
accommodate
Judge:
When the
plaintiff
talks about
losing jobs
and having
mental health
reactions,
does your
client
disbelieve
this?
Robbie
Kaplan: We
gave him a
letter, that
NYU
disapproves of
the list. We
offered
counseling.
That's all
that's
required by
Title IX and
Davis
Robbie Kaplan:
This plaintiff
has filed
another case
in state court
against those
he believes
created the
spreadsheet /
blacklist. NYU
could not
investigate
those who
created the
list - it
would violate
their First
Amendment
rights
Robbie
Kaplan: The
NYU cannot
take down the
Google
Spreadsheet.
Though we
understand it
has been taken
down. Judge: I
have not
searched for
it. How do you
know it has
been taken
down? Robbie
Kaplan: We
can't find
it.
Robbie
Kaplan: We can
file our
motion to
dismiss in 4
weeks. Many of
the people in
my law firm
have taken a
vacation after
the E. Jean
Carroll case
(laughs)
Judge:
What about the
state case?
Robbie
Kaplan: I
think it's
under
seal
Judge: I'm on
Part 1 in the
week of the
12th in June.
So how about
June
20th?
Robbie
Kaplan: I
would love
that, your
Honor. Judge:
Plaintiff's
opposition by
July 21, the
reply by
August 4, Ms.
Kaplan, if
that works for
you. Robbie
Kaplan: Of
course, your
Honor
Plaintiff's
counsel: I
wholeheartedly
oppose what
Ms. Kaplan
said in
support of her
motion to
dismiss. But
we'll put it
in writing.
Judge:
We are
adjourned.
The
case is Doe v.
The Board of
Directors of
New York
University, et
al.,
23-cv-1307
(Failla)
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