The District Court of Connecticut recently decided an important
case involving Title IX investigations. In John Doe v.
Quinnipiac University, 2019 WL 3003830 (D. Conn. July 10,
2019), a male undergraduate student, John Doe ("Doe"),
claimed the university treated him unfairly in its Title IX
investigation into alleged misconduct by him against two female
students, Jane Roe and Jane Roe 2. The court found in favor of the
university on some claims, permitting other claims to survive.
Factual Background
Two female students who were previously in a relationship with
Doe alleged Doe committed intimate partner violence. Upon learning
this information, Quinnipiac University began a Title IX
investigation and issued a "no contact" order,
instructing each of the involved students that they were not to
contact each other pending the outcome of the investigation.
