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David B. Porter v. F. Tyler Sergent, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 23-5944 · judgment October 29, 2024
Certiorari denied · June 6, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
May a private college which receives federal funding always rely upon a “no state action” defense in denying its employee due process or procedural fairness in a Title IX disciplinary hearing?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
John Faris Lackey
Lackey Law Office
For respondent
Thomas W. Miller
Miller, Griffin & Marks, P.S.C.
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jun 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- May 20 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025.
- Apr 30 2025Waiver of right of respondent Tyler Sergent to respond filed.
- Apr 29 2025Waiver of right of respondent Berea College to respond filed.
- Apr 14 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 19, 2025)