Case: Sussman v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

COMPLAINT against All Defendants Filing fee: $ 405, receipt number AMADC-11084741 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by William Sussman. (Attachments: # 1 Category Form Sussman Category Form, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet Sussman JS44)(Gray, Amelia) (Entered: 06/25/2025)

ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge Richard G. Stearns assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Donald L. Cabell. (CEH) (Entered: 06/25/2025)

Summons Issued as to All Defendants. Counsel receiving this notice electronically should download this summons, complete one for each defendant and serve it in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and LR 4.1. Summons will be mailed to plaintiff(s) not receiving notice electronically for completion of service. (JKK) (Entered: 06/25/2025)

MOTION for Extension of Time to August 18, 2025 to File Response/Reply as to 1 Complaint, / Unopposed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology.(Pillay, Shoba) (Entered: 07/17/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 4 Motion for Extension of Time to August 18, 2025 to File Response/Reply. (JAM) (Entered: 07/18/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Shoba Pillay on behalf of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Pillay, Shoba) (Entered: 07/18/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Ishan K. Bhabha Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11129704 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology.(Pillay, Shoba) (Entered: 07/18/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Lauren J. Hartz Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11129723 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology.(Pillay, Shoba) (Entered: 07/18/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 7 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Ishan K. Bhabha and granting 8 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Lauren J. Hartz. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (JAM) (Entered: 07/29/2025)

MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages / DEFENDANT MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY'S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO ALLOW MEMORANDUM UP TO TWENTY-FIVE PAGES by Massachusetts Institute of Technology.(Bhabha, Ishan) (Entered: 08/14/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 10 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. MIT may file a memorandum of up to 25 pages in support of its forthcoming motion to dismiss. (RGS, law3) (Entered: 08/15/2025)

MOTION for Extension of Time to September 25, 2025 to File Responsive Pleading (Unopposed) by Michel DeGraff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.(Bhabha, Ishan) (Entered: 08/16/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 12 Motion for Extension of Time, extending the deadline for responsive pleadings until September 25, 2025. (mkz) (Entered: 08/18/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Mahsa Khanbabai on behalf of Michel DeGraff (Khanbabai, Mahsa) (Entered: 09/05/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Mark Kleiman Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number BMADC-11221478 by Michel DeGraff. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Aff PHV Mark Kleiman, # 2 Text of Proposed Order Proposed PHV order Kleiman)(Khanbabai, Mahsa) (Entered: 09/05/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 15 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Mark Kleiman. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (JAM) (Entered: 09/08/2025)

AMENDED COMPLAINT (FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT) against All Plaintiffs, filed by William Sussman, The Louis D Brandeis Center Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism, Lior Alon.(Gray, Amelia) (Entered: 09/17/2025)

MOTION to Seal Name of Plaintiff and to proceed under a Pseudonym by The Louis D Brandeis Center Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism.(Brown, Philip) (Entered: 09/17/2025)

MEMORANDUM in Support re 18 MOTION to Seal Name of Plaintiff and to proceed under a Pseudonym filed by The Louis D Brandeis Center Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism. (Brown, Philip) (Entered: 09/17/2025)

MOTION to Seal Document of the Unredacted Declaration of John Doe by The Louis D Brandeis Center Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism.(Brown, Philip) (Entered: 09/17/2025)

DECLARATION re 20 MOTION to Seal Document of the Unredacted Declaration of John Doe by The Louis D Brandeis Center Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism. (Brown, Philip) (Entered: 09/17/2025)

Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Paul M. Eckles Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11244143 by The Louis D Brandeis Center Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism.(Brown, Philip) (Entered: 09/17/2025)

AFFIDAVIT in Support re 22 Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Paul M. Eckles Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11244143 . (Brown, Philip) (Entered: 09/17/2025)

Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Richard A. Rosen Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11244164 by The Louis D Brandeis Center Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism.(Brown, Philip) (Entered: 09/17/2025)

AFFIDAVIT in Support re 24 Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Richard A. Rosen Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11244164 . (Brown, Philip) (Entered: 09/17/2025)

Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Rebecca L. Harris Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11244171 by The Louis D Brandeis Center Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism.(Brown, Philip) (Entered: 09/17/2025)

AFFIDAVIT in Support re 26 Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Rebecca L. Harris Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11244171 . (Brown, Philip) (Entered: 09/17/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 22 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Paul M. Eckles, granting 24 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Richard A. Rosen and granting 26 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Rebecca L. Harris. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (JAM) (Entered: 09/18/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Rebecca L. Harris on behalf of Lior Alon, William Sussman, The Louis D Brandeis Center Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism (Harris, Rebecca) (Entered: 09/19/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Paul M Eckles on behalf of Lior Alon, William Sussman, The Louis D Brandeis Center Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism (Eckles, Paul) (Entered: 09/19/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Ragini N. Shah on behalf of Palestine Legal (Shah, Ragini) (Entered: 09/22/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Radhika Sainath Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11252533 by Palestine Legal. (Attachments: # 1 Accompanying Certificate of Radhika Sainath)(Shah, Ragini) (Entered: 09/22/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Sabiya Shelly Ahamed Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11252584 by Palestine Legal. (Attachments: # 1 Accompanying Certificate of Sabiya Ahamed)(Shah, Ragini) (Entered: 09/22/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 32 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Radhika Sainath and granting 33 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Sabiya Shelly Ahamed. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (JAM) (Entered: 09/23/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 20 Motion to Seal Document. (JAM) (Entered: 09/23/2025)

MOTION for Extension of Time to October 8, 2025 to File Response to the Amended Complaint and Leave to File a Memorandum of Law up to 30 Pages (Unopposed) by Massachusetts Institute of Technology.(Bhabha, Ishan) (Entered: 09/26/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 36 Motion for Extension of Time. Defendants may file a memorandum of no more than 30 pages by October 8, 2025. (RGS, law3) (Entered: 09/29/2025)

MOTION for Extension of Time to October 8, 2025 to TO RESPOND TO THE AMENDED COMPLAINT AND LEAVE TO FILE A MEMORANDUM OF LAW UP TO 30 PAGES by Michel DeGraff.(Kleiman, Mark) (Entered: 09/29/2025)

Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 38 Motion for Extension of Time. (RGS, law3) (Entered: 09/30/2025)