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Butters v. James Madison University

District Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided November 6, 2015No. Civil Action No. 5:15-cv-00015Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELIZABETH K. DILLON, District Judge.

In this action, plaintiff Sarah Butters brings a claim against James Madison University (JMU) under Title-IX'of the Edu-catión Amendménts of 1972 (Title IX), 20 U.S.C. § 1681(a), which prohibits certain educational institutions from discriminating in specific ways “on the basis of sex.”1 Her complaint alleges that, while she was énrolléd as a student at JMU and on spring break in Florida in March 2013, she was sexually assaulted by three male JMU students. One of those students made a video recording of at least a portion of the assault…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Kolon Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2011
  4. Edwards v. City of GoldsboroCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
  5. Francis v. GiacomelliCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2009

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