No. 22-1235

Brandon E. Ogbolu v. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2023-06-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-duty disability-discrimination due-process emotional-distress felony-conduct pro-se public-interest standing sua-sponte
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether lower courts have a constitutional
duty to sua sponte assess all unlawful conduct and
harm to the public interest present in cases brought
before them and subsequently raise all viable claims
that may have been missed or inadequately pleaded
by a party, regardless of whether the party is
represented by counsel or proceeding pro se.

2. Whether a private settlement harms the public
interest when the underlying conduct that led to the
contract formation constitutes acts of felonies that
harm the public.

3. Whether the Second Circuit and District Court
erred in dismissing Petitioner 's disability
discrimination and emotional distress claims while
(1) refusing to define and conceptualize the integral
psychological condition and symptoms; (2)
disregarding the circumstantial evidence in the
record that demonstrates discriminatory intent; and
(3) requiring Petitioner to identify similarly situated,
non-disabled individuals who received better
treatment than he did.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether lower courts have a constitutional duty to sua sponte assess all unlawful conduct and harm to the public interest

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-07-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-06-29
Waiver of right of respondent Trustees of Columbia University, et al. to respond filed.
2023-06-20

Attorneys

Brandon E. Ogbolu
Brandon E. Ogbolu — Petitioner
Trustees of Columbia University, et al.
Daniel R AlonsoOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Respondent