THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR 

THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO 

EASTERN DIVISION 

BRIAN GARRETT, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, 

Defendant. 

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Case No. 2:18-cv-00692 

Judge Michael H. Watson 

Chief Magistrate Judge Elizabeth P. 

Deavers 

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DR. MARK CHRYSTAL, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, 

Defendant. 

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Case No. 2:19-cv-05272 

Judge Michael H. Watson 

Chief Magistrate Judge Elizabeth P. 

Deavers 

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STEVE SNYDER-HILL, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

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THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, 

Defendant. 

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Case No. 2:18-cv-00736 

Judge Michael H. Watson 

Chief Magistrate Judge Elizabeth P. 

Deavers 

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JAMES KHALIL, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

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THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, 

Defendant. 

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Case No. 2:19-cv-04902 

Judge Michael H. Watson 

Chief Magistrate Judge Elizabeth P. 

Deavers 

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MOTION FOR STATUS CONFERENCE 

Plaintiffs in the above-referenced cases of Snyder-Hill, et al. v. The Ohio State 

University, number 2:18-cv-00736, Khalil, et al. v. The Ohio State University, number 2:19-cv04902, Garrett, et al. v. The Ohio State University, number 2:18-cv-00692, and Chrystal, et al. v. 

The Ohio State University, number 2:19-cv-05272 (“Plaintiffs”) hereby request that the Court 

schedule a telephonic status conference at the earliest practical time. The purpose of the 

requested conference is to discuss the timeline and procedure for restoring the above-captioned 

cases to the active docket so that the 172 Plaintiffs represented by these cases can pursue their 

claims and hold The Ohio State University (“OSU”) accountable. In support of this request, 

Plaintiffs state the following: 

1. On February 24, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a letter with the Court reporting on the stalled 

mediation process and asking the Court to move forward with their claims. See 

Snyder-Hill, ECF No. 113.

2. On March 6, 2020, OSU announced publicly that it had reached a settlement with the 

plaintiffs in a subset of later-filed related actions. OSU did not reveal any details 

about the amount of the settlement. Plaintiffs in the above-captioned cases were not 

and are not part of this settlement. 

3. As of the filing of this motion, there is no negotiation or active mediation between 

Plaintiffs and OSU. Plaintiffs have no confidence that the settlement reportedly 

reached with other plaintiffs will do even remote justice to the suffering and betrayal 

OSU caused. 

4. Given these circumstances, Plaintiffs respectfully request a telephonic court 

conference to set a timeline and process for (i) restoring their respective cases to the 

active docket; (ii) setting a schedule to permit Plaintiffs in the Snyder-Hill and 

Garrett cases leave to amend under Fed. R. Civ. P 15(a)(2), with OSU to respond 

after that amendment deadline; and (iii) setting a date certain for OSU to respond to 

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the complaints in the Khalil and Chrystal cases. 

5. Plaintiffs have conferred with Defendant. Defendant stated that it is not participating 

in this filing and will file a separate response. 

DATED: March 16, 2020 Respectfully submitted, 

 

 /s/ 

SCOTT E. SMITH (0003749) 

Scott Elliot Smith, LPA 

5003 Horizons Drive, Suite 101 

Columbus, Ohio 43220 

Phone: 614.846.1700 

Fax: 614.486.4987 

E-mail: ses@sestriallaw.com 

E-mail: brn@sestriallaw.com

 /s/ 

Ilann M. Maazel* 

Debra L. Greenberger* 

Marissa R. Benavides* 

EMERY CELLI BRINCKERHOFF 

 & ABADY LLP 

600 Fifth Ave, 10th Floor 

New York, NY 10075 

Phone: 212-763-5000 

Fax: 212-763-5001 

E-mail: imaazel@ecbalaw.com

E-mail: dgreenberger@ecbalaw.com 

/s/ 

Adele P. Kimmel* 

PUBLIC JUSTICE, P.C. 

1620 L Street, NW, Suite 630 

Washington, DC 20036 

Phone: (202) 797-8600 

Fax: (202) 232-7203 

E-mail: akimmel@publicjustice.net 

* Admitted pro hac vice

COUNSEL FOR SNYDER-HILL AND KHALIL 

PLAINTIFFS

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 /s/ 

Simina Vourlis 

(Trial Attorney) #0046689 

The Law Office of Simina Vourlis 

856 Pullman Way 

Columbus, OH 43212 

(614) 487-5900 

(614) 487-5901 fax 

svourlis@vourlislaw.com

/s/ 

Rex A. Sharp 

Ryan C. Hudson 

Larkin Walsh 

Sarah T. Bradshaw 

SHARP BARTON, LLP. 

5301 W. 75th Street 

Prairie Village, KS 66208 

(913) 901-0505 

(913) 901-0419 fax 

rex@sharpbarton.com

ryan@sharpbarton.com

larkin@sharpbarton.com

sarah@sharpbarton.com 

Robert Allard 

CORSIGLIA, MCMAHON AND ALLARD, LLP 

96 North Third Street, Suite 620 

San Jose, CA 95112 

(408) 289-1417 

(408) 289-8127 fax 

rallard@cmalaw.net

Jonathan Little 

SAEED AND LITTLE, LLP 

133 W. Market St. #189 

Indianapolis, IN 46204 

317-721-9214 

jon@sllawfirm.com 

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Stephen Estey 

ESTEY & BOMBERGER LLP 

2869 India Street 

San Diego, CA 92103 

619-295-0035 

619-295-0172 fax 

steve@estey-bomberger.com 

Daniel R. Karon (#0069304) 

KARON LLC 

700 W. St. Clair Ave., Suite 200 

Cleveland, OH 44113 

Tel.: 216.622.1851 

dkaron@karonllc.com 

Joseph Sauder 

SAUDER SCHELKOPF LLC 

555 Lancaster Avenue 

Berwyn, PA 19312 

(610) 200-0580 

(610) 421-1326 

jgs@sstriallawyers.com 

COUNSEL FOR GARRETT AND CHRYSTAL 

PLAINTIFFS 

 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

A copy of this document was served by the Court’s ECF System on all counsel of record 

on March 16, 2020, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2)(E). 

 /s/ Debra L. Greenberger 

 Debra L. Greenberger 

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