Blackwell, II v. Jones Day Law Firm et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:20-cv-11493

Court:

Michigan Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

Sean F. Cox

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  1. September 17, 2020

    Ex-MSU Coach Says 'Bad-Faith' Suit Warrants Sanctions

    Michigan State University's athletic director and its former head football coach moved for sanctions in a First Amendment retaliation suit that has also ensnared Jones Day, telling the court that the ex-recruiter behind the suit not only couldn't prove retaliation, but that his suit was part of a pattern of harassment and bad faith allegations.

  2. September 08, 2020

    Recruiter Calls Jones Day A State Agent In MSU Probe

    Pushing back on a pair of defense dismissal bids, a former athletics recruiter told a Michigan federal judge in recent days that Jones Day was acting as a government agent when the firm and others conspired to blame the recruiter for the school's handing of sexual assault allegations.

  3. August 13, 2020

    Jones Day Slams Suit Over MSU Sex Assault Report

    Even if a "fantastical" constitutional right "not to speak" did exist, a former Michigan State University football recruiter still can't sue Jones Day over an investigation it undertook into the recruiter's alleged failure to report sexual assault allegations, because it did so on behalf of the university, the firm told a federal court Thursday.

  4. August 04, 2020

    Ex-MSU Recruiter Suit A 'Collateral Attack,' Coach's Atty Says

    A lawsuit from an ex-Michigan State University football recruiter targeting counsel for the team's head coach is an impermissible "collateral attack" on a previous federal litigation in which the recruiter and his attorney were cited for misconduct, according to a Tuesday motion.

  5. July 21, 2020

    Ex-MSU Recruiter Slams Bid To DQ His Atty Over Sanctions

    A former Michigan State University football recruiter accusing the school, Jones Day and others of violating his First Amendment rights has urged a Michigan federal court not to disqualify his attorney from the retaliation case, arguing the lawyer was sanctioned but not disciplined in related litigation.

  6. June 09, 2020

    Fired MSU Recruiter Sues Jones Day Over Sex Assault Inquiry

    A former Michigan State football recruiter sued Jones Day and former head football coach Mark Dantonio on Saturday, accusing them of scheming to shift the blame onto him regarding the university's handling a pair of sexual assault allegations against three football players and a former player in 2017.