USC

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 29 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

BRYCE DIXON, No. 23-55079

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:21-cv-05286

v. MEMORANDUM*

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN

CALIFORNIA, a California corporation,

Defendant-Appellee,

and

DOES, 1 to 50 inclusive,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Virginia A. Phillips, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 15, 2024** Pasadena, California

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 1 Before: BOGGS,* NGUYEN, and LEE, Circuit Judges.

Following a Title IX investigation, the University of Southern California

expelled Bryce Dixon for sexual misconduct in May 2015. Dixon filed a mandamus

petition against USC in California state court challenging…