SUING YOU ALL. Accused & Expelled ASU Grad Student is Suing State for $4.1M
An expelled graduate student at Arizona State University who was accused by student Brooke Lewis in 2017 of sexual assault, is demanding $4.1 million from the state, claiming the school damaged his reputation by expelling him after media attention. The complaint by Matthew Green, filed in Arizona U.S. District Court in December 2018, names as defendants the Arizona Board of Regents, ASU’s Dean of Students office, and various ASU officials. Mr. Green is seeking damages, claiming that ASU’s “unlawful and unfair conduct” violated his educational and civil rights, his right to due process and equal protection, breach of contract, gross negligence, defamation, false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Green “remains short of the credits needed for graduation – which has been delayed over 18 months – and his reputation and economic interests have been forever tarnished for the university’s actions.” “The alleged assault had already been investigated by police and the facts did not support a finding that any such assault had occurred, and no charges were brought against Plaintiff.” Mr. Green’s lawyer, Dana Hogle, told the Board of Regents in June they would settle for $4.1 million, according to a notice of claim obtained by Phoenix New Times after Green filed the federal complaint.
phoenixnewtimes By Ray Stern
