Court Permits Proceedings Against Capella University's Pernicious Countersuit to Continue!
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has permitted an appeal to stop Capella University from continuing their pernicious countersuit against a student to be heard. In typical fashion, Capella University launched an additional retaliatory act against a student when a lawsuit was filed against the university on allegations that they intentionally violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, retaliated against that student for engaging in lawful activity, in addition to violations of California state laws that provide additional protections for students from discrimination and retaliation for exercising their First Amendment Rights, by filing a frivolous countersuit designed to have a chilling effect upon further appropriate expression of speech. To date, Capella University’s vicious actions have stalled the student’s lawsuit against them until their countersuit has been addressed. Today’s order by the Ninth Circuit Court has cleared the way for the student’s appeal against Capella’s actions to be addressed by the court.