Berkowitz v. Presidents of Harvard College

Plaintiff, Peter Berkowitz, has filed suit against the defendant, Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College (“Harvard”), for breach of contract. Specifically, plaintiff alleges (1) that Harvard breached his contract because the Docket Committee did not properly apply the “clearly without merit” standard when it reviewed his grievance in response to the denial of plaintiffs application for tenure and (2) that the Docket Committee exceeded its authority when it conducted an investigation rather than a preliminary screening in response to plaintiffs grievance. Harvard has filed a motion dismiss…