In the LA Superior Court case BS171416, on July 9, 2019, the judge ruled against Caltech and in favor of John Doe, a graduate student who was put on indefinite leave for alleged violations of Caltech’s policies under Title IX.

The judge granted John Doe a Writ of Administrative Mandate, overruling Caltech and requiring that Caltech must set aside its administrative decision regarding John Doe.

The judge found that Caltech’s Title IX procedures were unfair, Caltech failed to provide Doe an opportunity to cross-examine witnesses, and didn’t provide Doe with a hearing before a neutral adjudicator. The judge further wrote that Caltech’s investigators could not serve as neutral adjudicators.

This is big — Caltech students, faculty, and staff currently under investigation will want to consider taking action and demanding a fair process!

The full court decision can be found on Scribd.com.