Farzinpour v. Berklee College of Music

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ___________________________________ ) PEYMAN FARZINPOUR, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Civil Action v. ) No. 20-11003-PBS ) BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC, ) ) Defendant. ) ______________________________ ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER January 26, 2021 Saris, D.J. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Peyman Farzinpour, an associate professor, was terminated from his employment by defendant Berklee College of Music (Berklee) after complaining that a Title IX proceeding involving allegations of sexual harassment made by one of his students against him had been biased. He claims…