THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO

EASTERN DIVISION

SNYDER-HILL, et al., ) Case No. 2:18-cv-00736

)

 Plaintiffs, ) Judge Michael H. Watson

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v. ) Chief Magistrate Judge Elizabeth P. 

) Deavers

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, )

)

Defendant. )

________________________________________ )

DEFENDANT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY’S RESPONSE TO 

PLAINTIFFS’ THIRD NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY

Plaintiffs now have filed a third notice of supplemental authority. Once again, contrary 

to the argument contained in this most recent notice of supplemental authority, the First Circuit’s 

decision in Ouellette v. Beaupre, 977 F.3d 127 (1st Cir. 2020) does not support plaintiffs’ theory 

that the accrual of the two-year statute of limitations governing their Title IX claims against Ohio 

State was delayed by twenty to forty years. 

As discussed in Ohio State’s motion to dismiss briefing, all plaintiffs’ Title IX claims 

accrued at the time of the abuse because (1) Supreme Court and Sixth Circuit authority hold that 

the discovery rule does not apply to statutes such as Title IX, which do not expressly incorporate 

the discovery rule into their statutory language; (2) the Sixth Circuit and the Southern District of 

Ohio hold that Title IX (and Section 1983) claims based on allegations of sexual assault, abuse, 

or harassment accrue at the time of the assault, abuse, or harassment itself and reject the delayed 

accrual sought by plaintiffs; and (3) unlike in Ouellette, all plaintiffs here have asserted specific, 

detailed, and extensive allegations in their Second Amended Complaint that: (i) Strauss’ conduct 

and Ohio State’s alleged deliberate indifference to it were “well known,” “common knowledge,” 

a “frequent topic of discussion,” “discussed openly,” “an open secret,” a “rite of passage,” and 

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“akin to being ‘hazed’”; (ii) such knowledge was “reflected in the commonly-used nicknames for 

Dr. Strauss . . . that reflect his sexual predation”; and (iii) although “[m]ale student after male 

student complained” about Strauss and such complaints “poured in over the years” and were 

“persistent[], serious[], and regular[],” Ohio State “administrators did not take any action in 

response to the athletes’ complaints about Dr. Strauss” and were not “particularly concerned” 

about them. See OSU MTD (Doc. 128); OSU Reply to MTD (Doc. 135). Because plaintiffs here 

were armed with, and allege, knowledge of Strauss’ pervasive conduct and Ohio State’s alleged 

deliberate indifference to it, Ouellette supports, rather than refutes, Ohio State’s position that 

plaintiffs’ Title IX claims against Ohio State accrued at the time of the abuse and are barred by 

the statute of limitations.

In further supplementation of authority, since Ohio State filed its motion to dismiss, the 

Southern District of Ohio and approximately one hundred court decisions across the country 

have dismissed, or affirmed dismissals of, Section 1983 claims pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 

12(b)(6) or 12(c) as barred by the statute of limitations, including for example:

1. Goldwire v. Chambers-Smith, No. 2:20-CV-2673, 2020 WL 6158648 (S.D. Ohio Oct. 21, 

2020) (Watson, J.)

2. Bruseau v. Franklin Cty. Correction Officers, No. 2:20-CV-2843, 2020 WL 3077536 

(S.D. Ohio June 10, 2020), report and recommendation adopted, No. 2:20-CV-2843, 

2020 WL 6390068 (S.D. Ohio Nov. 2, 2020)

3. Oliphant v. Goodmen, No. 1:19-CV-00662, 2020 WL 5701913 (S.D. Ohio Sept. 24, 

2020), report and recommendation adopted, No. 1:19-CV-662, 2020 WL 6060678 (S.D. 

Ohio Oct. 14, 2020)

4. Blair v. Hoover, No. 1:20-CV-751, 2020 WL 5938842 (S.D. Ohio Oct. 7, 2020), report 

and recommendation adopted, No. 1:20-CV-751, 2020 WL 6526253 (S.D. Ohio Nov. 5, 

2020)

5. Hopson v. Hunt, No. 2:20-CV-4751, 2020 WL 5629679 (S.D. Ohio Sept. 21, 2020)

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6. Mitchell v. Ohio State Univ., No. 2:19-CV-4162, 2020 WL 5250459 (S.D. Ohio Sept. 3, 

2020)

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CV-02905, 2020 WL 6702059 (N.D. Ohio Nov. 13, 2020)

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2020)

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16. CORNILIOS WOODY, Plaintiff, v. ANDREW KELLEY, ET AL., Defendants. Additional 

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22. Stephens v. McGaha, No. 3:18-CV-157-TAV-HBG, 2020 WL 5603756 (E.D. Tenn. Sept. 

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54. QUAME LAMAR COLLINS, Plaintiff, v. KATIE YOUNG, Nurse; STACY WILLIAMS, 

Nurse; ALFONZO WILLIAMS, Sheriff; CHESTER V. HUFFMAN, Major; JOHN H. 

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57. Miesmer v. Smith, No. CV 20-41-H-DLC, 2020 WL 6074560 (D. Mont. Oct. 15, 2020)

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65. Cavallero v. Idaho, No. 1:20-CV-00116-DCN, 2020 WL 5961089 (D. Idaho Oct. 7, 

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(M.D. Fla. Oct. 2, 2020)

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68. JABARI J. JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. KARINA THOMPSON, & RODRIGUEZ, Defendants., 

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72. Perez v. Larson, No. 3:19-CV-1015, 2020 WL 5845717 (M.D. Pa. Sept. 30, 2020)

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2020), report and recommendation adopted, No. 218CV02052KOBJHE, 2020 WL 

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85. Witherspoon v. United States Gov't, No. 20-CV-22602, 2020 WL 6064884 (S.D. Fla. 

Sept. 22, 2020), report and recommendation adopted, No. 20-22602-CIV, 2020 WL 

6059851 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 14, 2020)

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87. McGraw v. N.C. Dep't of Corr., No. 5:19-CT-3116-M, 2020 WL 5632957 (E.D.N.C. 

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88. Wolfe v. Zuckerman, No. 1:20-CV-00175, 2020 WL 5624134 (E.D. Va. Sept. 18, 2020)

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90. Forman v. New York City Dep't of Educ., No. 19 CIV. 8156 (AT), 2020 WL 5549277 

(S.D.N.Y. Sept. 16, 2020)

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2020)

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93. Joyner v. Santos, No. 3:20-CV-00054-GCS, 2020 WL 5500518 (S.D. Ill. Sept. 11, 2020)

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2020)

96. Wolfe v. Zuckerman, No. 1:20-CV-00175, 2020 WL 5351036 (E.D. Va. Sept. 4, 2020)

97. Maldonado v. Carr, No. 20-CV-501-BBC, 2020 WL 5232706 (W.D. Wis. Sept. 2, 2020)

98. Smith v. Papoosha, No. 3:19CV206 (MPS), 2020 WL 5231307 (D. Conn. Sept. 2, 2020)

99. Harvey v. Melville, No. 18 CV 7043 (NSR), 2020 WL 5123410 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 31, 

2020)

100.L.R. v. Leon Cty. Sch. Bd., No. 4:19-CV-00349-WS-MAF, 2020 WL 5899513 (N.D. Fla. 

Aug. 27, 2020), report and recommendation adopted sub nom. L.R v. Leon Cty. School

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101.Columna v. City of New York, No. 1:19-CV-03801 (MKV), 2020 WL 5018199 (S.D.N.Y. 

Aug. 25, 2020)

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2020)

103.Wiley v. Alcala, No. A-20-CV-801-LY-SH, 2020 WL 4932542 (W.D. Tex. Aug. 24, 

2020)

104.Rogers v. City of Grover Beach, No. 2:18-10590 PSG (ADS), 2020 WL 5868038 (C.D. 

Cal. Aug. 21, 2020), report and recommendation adopted, No. 2:18-10590 PSG (ADS), 

2020 WL 5847302 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 29, 2020)

105.Hill-Johnson v. Catanzaro, No. CV 19-30, 2020 WL 6110847 (W.D. Pa. Aug. 20, 2020)

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106.Mines v. City of New York, No. 18-CV-5747(KAM)(SJB), 2020 WL 4819497 (E.D.N.Y. 

Aug. 19, 2020)

Respectfully submitted, 

DAVID A. YOST

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OHIO

By: /s/ Michael H. Carpenter

Michael H. Carpenter (0015733) (Trial Attorney)

Timothy R. Bricker (0061872)

David J. Barthel (0079307)

CARPENTER LIPPS AND LELAND LLP

280 Plaza, Suite 1300

280 North High Street

Columbus, OH 43215

E-mail:carpenter@carpenterlipps.com

bricker@carpenterlipps.com

barthel@carpenterlipps.com

Special Counsel for Defendant 

The Ohio State University

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a copy of the foregoing was filed electronically on December 1, 

2020. Notice was sent by operation of the Court’s electronic filing system to all other counsel 

who have entered an appearance and any parties who have entered an appearance through 

counsel. The parties may access this filing through the Court’s ECF system. 

/s/ Michael H. Carpenter

Trial Attorney for 

Defendant The Ohio State University

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