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191842P.pdf 09/04/2020 John Doe v. University of AR- Fayetteville
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 19-1842
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Fayetteville
[PUBLISHED] Colloton, Author, with Shepherd and Erickson, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Title IX. Doe stated a claim that the University
discriminated against him on the basis of sex, and the district court
erred in dismissing his Title IX claim; first, the complaint sufficiently
alleged that the hearing panel which disciplined Doe reached an outcome
that was against the weight of the evidence; second, the panel's chosen
sanctions are allegedly contrary to the ordinary disposition in cases of
sexual assault by force; third, Doe alleged the University was under
pressure on multiple fronts to find males responsible for sexual assaults;
these circumstances, taken together, are sufficient to support a plausible
claim that the University discriminated against Doe on the basis of sex;
Does has not stated a claim under the Due Process Clause against the
officials in their official or individual capacities, and those claims
were properly dismissed.