Balakrishnan

Filed 3/1/24 (unmodified opn. attached)

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

GOPAL BALAKRISHNAN,

Plaintiff and Appellant, A164480 v. THE REGENTS OF THE (Alameda County UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Super. Ct. No. RG19018682) Defendant and Respondent. ORDER GRANTING

RESPONDENT’S MOTION FOR

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT OF

STUDENT IDENTITIES AND

MODIFYING OPINION

NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT

THE COURT:*

Respondent’s motion for confidential treatment of student identities, filed on February 7, 2024, is granted.

It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on February 1, 2024, be modified as follows:

1. On page 3, the paragraph that begins, “The University received multiple complaints about plaintiff’s conduct,” is deleted and replaced with: “The University received multiple complaints about plaintiff’s conduct. One of the more serious complaints, involving Jane Doe, an academic, came in anonymously. Since Jane Doe did not wish to participate in a formal investigation, the Title IX office relied on information…