Morris
Morris v. Bd. of Trustees of the Cal. State U. CA1/4
Opinion
Opinion
BACKGROUND
According to Morris’ operative complaint, he is a bisexual, African American man who was a student at California State University, East Bay. In August 2020, Morris filed a complaint against two fellow students for sexual harassment and assault under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. (Title IX)). CSU did not fairly or thoroughly investigate Morris’ complaint, and it lost or destroyed evidence and failed to contact witnesses Morris named. CSU discredited his allegations based on unsubstantiated information it learned after contacting Morris’ previous school.2 Morris began working for CSU as a lead research assistant in January 2021. His supervisor was Dr. Anndretta Wilson, a professor of Ethnic Studies, Black Studies, Feminism, and Community Engagement. Dr. Wilson refused to meet with Morris to prepare for group discussions held over Zoom and bullied and belittled him during the discussions. Dr. Wilson refused to discuss the work Morris brought to the meetings and made comments to put him down because of his race and sex. Dr.
2 Morris mentions various incidents that appear to provide
the basis for his Title IX complaint. The…