{"id":12640,"date":"2021-04-14T16:35:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T20:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/crcl\/?p=12640"},"modified":"2021-04-14T16:35:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T20:35:57","slug":"ames-semi-final-round-april-14-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/crcl\/ames-semi-final-round-april-14-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Ames Semi-Final Round \u2013 April 14, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome to CR-CL\u2019s Ames Live Blog! Tonight is night two of the Ames Semi-Finals!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ames Competition is one of the most prestigious competitions for appellate brief writing and advocacy in the country. The students participating in the Semi-Final Round started the competition in fall of this year, and rose to the final four spots through their strong research abilities and excellent written and oral advocacy.<\/p>\n

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Case Summary (from the Board of Student Advisors): <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jane Doe sued Ames University (AU) under the implied right of action to redress violations of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. \u00a7 1681(a), which provides that \u201c[n]o person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.\u201d Doe alleges that while employed at AU, she endured pervasive sexual harassment. She filed her complaint using a pseudonym without first seeking the district court\u2019s leave to do so, alleging that she would suffer personal and professional harm if her identity were made public. As of now, she still has not revealed her identity to the public or the court.<\/p>\n

AU moved to dismiss the complaint on two grounds. First, AU argued that filing the complaint without seeking the district court\u2019s leave to proceed anonymously deprived the court of subject matter jurisdiction over the case, necessitating dismissal. Second, AU contended that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964\u2014which expressly prohibits employment discrimination and sets forth a mandatory administrative remedies scheme that plaintiffs must use before going to court\u2014crowds out the Title IX remedy for employment discrimination actions. Both of these issues have given rise to splits among federal courts of appeals.
\nThe district court rejected AU\u2019s first argument, but accepted the second. The court accordingly dismissed Doe\u2019s complaint for failure to state a claim, holding that her sole claim for relief was barred by Title VII. The court then entered final judgment in AU\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n

Doe appealed to the Ames Circuit. The appeal presents two questions:<\/p>\n

1. Whether the filing of a complaint using a pseudonym, without first obtaining the district court\u2019s leave to do so, deprives the district court of subject matter jurisdiction over the action.<\/p>\n

2. Whether a plaintiff may bring an action sounding in employment discrimination under Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, when an action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is an available alternative.<\/p>\n

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Presiding Judges
\n<\/strong>The Honorable Thomas B. Griffith (Ret.) of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
\nThe Honorable Wendy Beetlestone of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
\nThe Honorable Martha Pacold of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois<\/p>\n

The Vincent Chin Memorial Team<\/strong>\u00a0(Appellant)
\nIsaac Green
\nJared Lin
\nLena Melillo
\nMarcus Miller*
\nJulia O’Neil*
\nAlexis Picard<\/p>\n

The Carrie E. Buck Memorial Team<\/strong>\u00a0(Appellee)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

John Acton
\nJason Altabet*
\nMatt J. Bendisz
\nRyan Dunbar
\nMaria Huryn
\nFenella McLuskie*<\/div>\n
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* Oralists<\/em><\/div>\n

Please tune in starting at 6:00 EST!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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