Jane Doe v. Dardanelle School District

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding school district was liable under Title IX only if its deliberate indifference to prior reports of sexual assault effectively caused the discrimination against the plaintiff
• explaining that such claims cannot be predicated on mere negligence
• reviewing denial of leave to amend for abuse of discretion, and questions of futility de novo
• describing deliberate indifference as “a stringent standard of fault that cannot be predicated upon mere negligence” (quoting Doe v. Flaherty, 623 F.3d 577, 584 (8th Cir. 2010)
• student victim’s academic performance improved after harassment and facts did not indicate any negative interaction with harasser after initial harassment occurred
• “Deliberate indifference is a stringent standard of fault that cannot be predicated upon mere negligence.” (quoting Doe v. Flaherty, 623 F.3d 577, 584 (8th Cir. 2010))

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Kyle Rusness v. Becker County, Minnesota
  Eighth Circuit· 2022-04-12· cited 37×
• KD v. Douglas County School District
  Eighth Circuit· 2021-06-16· cited 28×
• Elizabeth Shank v. Carleton College
  Eighth Circuit· 2021-04-02· cited 8×
• Christopher Lankford v. City of Plumerville, Arkansas
  Eighth Circuit· 2022-08-02· cited 7×
• Maria Murguia v. Charisse Childers
  Eighth Circuit· 2023-08-24· cited 4×
• Rodney Baker v. Bentonville School District
  Eighth Circuit· 2023-07-27· cited 2×
• Jane Doe v. Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges
  Eighth Circuit· 2023-08-15· cited 1×

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Ashcroft v. Iqbal
  Supreme Court· 2009-05-18· cited 149,772×
• Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly
  Supreme Court· 2007-05-21· cited 146,720×
• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
• Davis Ex Rel. LaShonda D. v. Monroe County Board of Education
  Supreme Court· 1999-05-24· cited 1,743×
• Braden v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 2009-11-25· cited 1,312×
• Zutz v. Nelson
  Eighth Circuit· 2010-04-15· cited 504×
• United States Ex Rel. Roop v. Hypoguard USA, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 2009-03-17· cited 174×
• Christopher Lee Prosser v. Davis L. Ross, Co I
  Eighth Circuit· 1995-12-01· cited 114×
• THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS v. MATTHEW ANDREWS
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 2018-01-18· cited 74×
• Doe v. Flaherty
  Eighth Circuit· 2010-10-19· cited 65×
• Lisa Pedersen v. Bio-Medical Applications
  Eighth Circuit· 2015-01-06· cited 57×
• Plamp v. Mitchell School District No. 17-2
  Eighth Circuit· 2009-05-12· cited 41×
• White v. City of Newport
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1996-11-25· cited 19×
• Hiland Partners GP Holdings, LLC v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
  Eighth Circuit· 2017-01-31· cited 16×