BURT v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF UNIV. OF RHODE ISLAND

C.A. No. 20-465-JJM-LDA, C.A. No. 20-295-JJM-LDA, C.A. No. 20-191-JJM-LDA, C.A. No. 20-246-JJM-LDA, C.A. No. 20-226-JJM-LDA.

523 F.Supp.3d 214 (2021)

Sean BURT, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF the UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND; and Does 1-10, inclusive, Defendants. Logan Thomson, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Board of Trustees of the University of Rhode Island, Defendant. Hyun Choi, Anna House, and Amy Pham, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Brown University and the Corporation of Brown University, Defendants. Destiny Washington, Devin Hazel, and Doris Alexander, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Johnson & Wales University, Defendant. Jeremy Simmons-Telep, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Roger Williams University, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

Signed March 4, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason A. Ibey , Pro Hac Vice, Kazerouni Law Group, Apc, St. George, UT, Todd M. Friedman , Pro Hac Vice, Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman, PC, Woodland Hills, CA, Peter N. Wasylyk , Law Offices of Peter N. Wasylyk, Providence, RI, for Plaintiff.

C. Russell Bengtson , Todd J. Romano , Bengtson & Jestings, LLP, Providence, RI, Crystal L. Nix-Hines , Pro Hac Vice, Shon Morgan , Pro Hac Vice, T. Scott Mills , Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Kathleen M. Sullivan , Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM and ORDER

I. BACKGROUND

This order consolidates Motions to Dismiss in five lawsuits brought against four universities in Rhode Island — the University of Rhode Island ("URI"), Brown University ("Brown"), Johnson & Wales University ("JWU"), and Roger...

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