Legal Opinion

Chenari v. George Washington University

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 23, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2014-0929PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

AMY BERMAN JACKSON, United States District Judge

Plaintiff Sina Chenari has brought this lawsuit against George Washington University, challenging the University’s decision to dismiss him from ,the medical school on the grounds that he had violated the school’s Honor Code while taking a nationally-administered examination. Compl. [Dkt. # 1]. Plaintiff does not deny that he continued to fill in the answer sheet after time had expired and even after he had been directed to stop, but he maintains that his behavior did not involve deceit. Id. ¶¶ 12-13. So, he posits that the…

2Cases cited25 opinions

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  4. United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Ross J. Laningham v. United States NavyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Sina Chenari v. George Washington UniversityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
  2. Kumar, ph.D. v. George Washington UniversityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
  3. Brown v. Trinity Washington UniversityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2023
  4. Curwen v. District of Columbia International SchoolDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2025
  5. Doe v. RoeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2026

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