Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College et al

Filing 412

MOTION for Summary Judgment by Students for Fair Admissions, Inc..(Consovoy, William)

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Case 1:14-cv-14176-ADB Document 412 Filed 06/15/18 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON DIVISION STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC., Plaintiff, v. PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE, Defendant. Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-14176-ADB PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Adam K. Mortara BARTLIT BECK HERMAN PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP 54 West Hubbard Street, Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60654 312.494.4400 adam.mortara@bartlit-beck.com John M. Hughes BARTLIT BECK HERMAN PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP 1801 Wewatta Street, Suite 1200 Denver, CO 80202 303.592.3100 john.hughes@bartlit-beck.com Paul M. Sanford BBO #566318 BURNS & LEVINSON LLP One Citizens Plaza, Suite 1100 Providence, RI 02903 617.345.3000 psanford@burnslev.com June 15, 2018 William S. Consovoy Thomas R. McCarthy J. Michael Connolly CONSOVOY MCCARTHY PARK PLLC 3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700 Arlington, Virginia 22201 703.243.9423 will@consovoymccarthy.com tom@consovoymccarthy.com mike@consovoymccarthy.com Patrick Strawbridge BBO #678274 CONSOVOY MCCARTHY PARK PLLC Ten Post Office Square 8th Floor South PMB #706 Boston, MA 02109 617.227.0548 patrick@consovoymccarthy.com Michael H. Park CONSOVOY MCCARTHY PARK PLLC 745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500 New York, NY 10151 212.247.8006 park@consovoymccarthy.com Case 1:14-cv-14176-ADB Document 412 Filed 06/15/18 Page 2 of 4 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56, Plaintiff Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (“SFFA”) respectfully moves for summary judgment against Defendant President and Fellows of Harvard College (“Harvard”) on Counts I, II, III, and V of the Complaint. See Doc. 1. As explained in more detail in the accompanying Memorandum of Law, the undisputed evidence shows that: 1. Harvard intentionally discriminates against Asian Americans. 2. Harvard engages in racial balancing. 3. Harvard is not using race to achieve critical mass. 4. Harvard neither gave serious, good faith consideration to nor took advantage of workable race-neutral alternatives. Each of these actions violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq. WHEREFORE, SFFA respectfully requests that the Court grant it summary judgment on Counts I, II, III, and V of the Complaint REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(d), SFFA respectfully requests oral argument. Case 1:14-cv-14176-ADB Document 412 Filed 06/15/18 Page 3 of 4 Dated: June 15, 2018 Respectfully submitted, Adam K. Mortara BARTLIT BECK HERMAN PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP 54 West Hubbard Street, Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60654 312.494.4400 adam.mortara@bartlit-beck.com John M. Hughes BARTLIT BECK HERMAN PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP 1801 Wewatta Street, Suite 1200 Denver, CO 80202 303.592.3100 john.hughes@bartlit-beck.com Paul M. Sanford BBO #566318 BURNS & LEVINSON LLP One Citizens Plaza, Suite 1100 Providence, RI 02903 617.345.3000 psanford@burnslev.com /s/ William S. Consovoy William S. Consovoy Thomas R. McCarthy J. Michael Connolly CONSOVOY MCCARTHY PARK PLLC 3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700 Arlington, Virginia 22201 703.243.9423 will@consovoymccarthy.com tom@consovoymccarthy.com mike@consovoymccarthy.com Patrick Strawbridge BBO #678274 CONSOVOY MCCARTHY PARK PLLC Ten Post Office Square 8th Floor South PMB #706 Boston, MA 02109 617.227.0548 patrick@consovoymccarthy.com Michael H. Park CONSOVOY MCCARTHY PARK PLLC 745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500 New York, NY 10151 212.247.8006 park@consovoymccarthy.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. 2 Case 1:14-cv-14176-ADB Document 412 Filed 06/15/18 Page 4 of 4 LOCAL RULE 7.1 CERTIFICATION Counsel for SFFA hereby certifies that counsel for SFFA conferred with Harvard’s counsel in a good faith attempt to resolve or narrow the issues involved in this motion. /s/ William S. Consovoy William S. Consovoy CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that this document filed through the CM/ECF system will be sent electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing. /s/ William S. Consovoy William S. Consovoy 3

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