· 3/27/2002
Folkes v. New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute of Technology
Citations
- 214 F. Supp. 2d 273
- 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21659
- 2002 WL 1822401
How courts have described this case
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- holding only institutional recipients of federal funds, not individuals, can be held liable under Title IX
- explaining that the application of the continuing violations theory in Title IX cases conflicts with the actual-notice standard set forth in Gebser v. Lago Vista Indep. Sch. Dist. , 524 U.S. 274 , 118 S.Ct. 1989 , 141 L.Ed.2d 277 (1998)
- granting summary judgment and finding “for the reasons stated . . . in regard to [plaintiff’s] Title VI claim” that plaintiff “presented wholly insufficient evidence of racial discrimination and [could not] invoke section 296(4) on that basis”
- “Title VI claims cannot be asserted against an individual defendant for the same reason that they cannot be asserted under Title IX—the individual is not a recipient of federal funding.”
- summarizing different standards courts have imposed
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