Ickes
Tenor D. Ickes v. University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TENOR D. ICKES, Case No. 25-cv-05859-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
v. MOTION TO DISMISS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE LAW, SAN Docket No. 34 FRANCISCO,
Defendant.
13 Plaintiff Tenor Ickes has filed suit against Defendant University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (“UC Law”). Mr. Ickes was enrolled at UC Law as a law student but was initially disqualified in the spring of 2023 and later permanently disqualified in the spring of 2025 on the basis that he did not meet certain academic requirements. According to Mr. Ickes, he was not able to meet those requirements because, inter alia, UC Law failed to accommodate his disability. Mr. Ickes claims disability on the basis that he “was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, chronic tic disorder, ADHD, and additional comorbidities”; as a result, he experiences “cognitive flexibility impairment, social deficits, and executive…