No. 21-7208

Theresa Bailey v. New York Law School, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2022-02-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights discrimination due-process indigent-plaintiff judicial-review pro-bono-counsel procedural-errors standing title-ix
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2022-04-14
Question Presented (from Petition)

[This Court and circuits have agreed: plaintiffs demonstrated triable issues for a
jury on review of similar facts and issues under Title IX, See Davis v. Monroe
County Board of Education, 526 U.S. 629 (1999); Doe v. Fairfax Cnty. Sch. Bd., 1
F.4th 257, 263 (4th Cir. 2021); and Papelino v. Albany College of Pharmacy of Union
University, 633 F.3d 81 (2d. Cir. 2011).]

1. Whether the underlying case presents one of more Questions of Fact for a jury;
and, if no, Whether the case presents one or more cognizable claims that, should the
plaintiffs application for pro bono court-appointed counsel have been granted, an
attorney presenting such claims could have avoided the pleading and procedural
errors charged by the lower courts in deciding the case against the pro so, IFP
plaintiff?

2. Whether the court 's denial of an indigent Title IX plaintiffs application for pro
bono counsel, and subsequent judgment that she could not meet pleading standards,
imposes a higher burden on an indigent claimant seeking relief under Title IX in a
private action?

3. Whether the record demonstrates misconduct or discrimination sufficient to
support the plaintiffs position that the court 's judgment cannot stand due to
impermissible discrimination and hostility adverse to her rights during the
adjudication, and involving the state; and, if no, whether the record demonstrates a
departure from proceedings sufficient to impact the judgment, or to require the
judgment to be set aside?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the underlying case presents one or more Questions of Fact for a jury; and, if no, Whether the case presents one or more cognizable claims that, should the plaintiffs application for pro bono court-appointed counsel have been granted, an attorney presenting such claims could have avoided the pleading and procedural errors charged by the lower courts in deciding the case against the pro so, IFP plaintiff?

Docket Entries

2022-04-18
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
2022-03-21
Waiver of right of respondent NY Law School, et al. to respond filed.
2022-02-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 28, 2022)

Attorneys

NY Law School, et al.
Michael Joseph VolpeVenable LLP, Respondent
Theresa Bailey
Theresa Bailey — Petitioner