Poway Unified School District Lawsuits
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D050202  GIC863832  Poway Unified School District v. Stewart  
D048901  GIC863832  Poway Unified School District v. Stewart  
D048696  GIC777812  
LeBlanc v. Cole et al.  
D047199  GIC823157  
Donovan et al. v. Poway Unified School District
et al.  
D046695  GIC809387  Hodge v. Poway Unified School District  
D043742  GIC804028  Schweichler v. Poway Unified School District et al.  
D041750  GIC777812  LeBlanc v. Poway Unified School District et al.  
D037558  GIC755131  Loucks v. Poway Unified School District  
1) Poway loses Donovan decision
70-page decision written by federal judge; Gay Students Win $300,000 For
School’s "Deliberate Indifference" to Harassment
Loucks v. Poway Unified School District
Case Number D037558 Date Description Notes
03/12/2001  Notice of appeal lodged/received.  Filed February 21, 2001 by
TYLER LOUCKS, a Minor

03/12/2001  Appellate package sent.  

03/12/2001  Docketing statement filed.  

03/12/2001  Proceeding by 5.1 - no reporter's transcript.  Notice filed
February 21, 2001

03/12/2001  70 day letter sent (rule 5.1).  70 day date is May 2, 2001

05/03/2001  Granted - extension of time.  Attorney: Cochrane, Michael >60
days for opening brief to 7/2/01
Party: Loucks, Tyler

07/02/2001  Association of attorneys filed for:  Appellant.

07/02/2001  APPELLANT'S OPENING BRIEF.  Attorney: Cochrane, Michael
Party: Loucks, Tyler

07/02/2001  Appellant's appendix filed.  One Volume.

08/01/2001  RESPONDENT'S BRIEF.  Attorney: Morris, Jeffrey
Party: Poway Unified School District

08/01/2001  Respondent's appendix filed.  1 Vol. respondent's appendix

08/20/2001  APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF.  Attorney: Kay, David A.
Party: Loucks, Tyler
Attorney: Cochrane, Michael

08/21/2001  CASE FULLY BRIEFED.  

08/21/2001  Oral argument waiver notice sent.  8/31/01

08/27/2001  Request for oral argument filed by:  appellant/10 min

01/17/2002  On March calendar.  

02/04/2002  **CALENDAR NOTICE SENT** Calendar Date:  Wednesday,
MARCH 13, 2002 at l:30 p.m.

03/13/2002  Cause argued and submitted.  

03/19/2002  Opinion filed.  The judgment is affirmed. Respondent is entitled
to costs on appeal.

04/03/2002  Rehearing petition filed.  Appellant

04/17/2002  Petition for rehearing denied.  

04/29/2002  Service copy of petition for review received.  Filed by appellant

05/08/2002  Record transmitted to Supreme Court.  

05/15/2002  Received copy of Supreme Court filing.  Answer to petition for
review

05/21/2002  Note:  copy of pet. for review rec'd. remittitur moved to 7/1/02

06/26/2002  Petition for review denied in Supreme Court.  Order rec'd this
court 7/1/02
10/24/08 02:00PM
C-61    
Meyer, John
S.                 
Civil Court Tri
37-2008-00076816-CU-CR-CTL     
D)Poway Unified
School Dist Daniel R.
Shinoff     

10/24/08 09:00AM
C-72    
Taylor,
Timothy                
Trial Readiness
GIC865228                      
D)POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DIST Daniel
R. Shinoff
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37-2008-00076816-CU-CR-CTL     
D)Poway Unified School Dist
Daniel R. Shinoff     

10/24/08 09:00AM C-72    
Taylor, Timothy                
Trial Readiness
GIC865228                      
D)POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL  
Daniel R. Shinoff
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Case Number:   
37-2008-00076816-CU-CR-CTL     
Case Location:  San Diego       
Case Type:  Civil    Date
Filed:  01/28/2008  
Category:  CU-CR  Civil
Rights  
PUSD v Smith
North County SAN DIEGO
SUPERIOR COURT
PUSD Defendant
N75313   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    LA
TORRE, JAVIER DE    North
County    Civil    07/02/1997   
N67930   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
LIEBERMAN, GRACE    North
County    Civil    06/02/1995   
N65143   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
COCHRANE, VOLINDA    North
County    Civil    09/15/1994   
N58810   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    FLYNN,
RYAN    North County    Civil    
02/11/1993   
N56941   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    BRUNO,
MICHAEL    North County    
Civil    08/19/1992   
N44271   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
CASLAVA, ROBERT    North
County    Civil    07/10/1989   
N27874   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    JULIHN,
MILES    North County    Civil    
01/08/1984   
N27874   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    JULIHN,
MILES    North County    Civil    
01/08/1984   
N27451   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
CARTER, JAIME    North
County    Civil    11/21/1984   
N19357   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
CARBONEAU, EDMUND
LEON    North County    Civil    
03/12/1982   
N19279   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    EARLE,
KEITH    North County    Civil    
03/03/1982   
N19279   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    EARLE,
KEITH    North County    Civil    
03/03/1982   
N16223   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
JOHNSTON, ELEANOR    North
County    Civil    12/02/1980   
N16222   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
JOHNSTON, ELEANOR    North
County    Civil    12/02/1980   
GIN026068   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    HILL,
DANIEL JOSEPH    North
County    Civil    12/10/2002   
GIN024053   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
TURNER, CLIFFORD    North
County    Civil    09/17/2002   
GIN012573   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
BRATCHER, LISA    North
County    Civil    05/08/2001   
GIN043958   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
DINUNZIO, MARIO    North
County    Civil    04/20/2005   
GIN041523   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
CANTWELL, CAROL    North
County    Civil    12/22/2004   
37-2007-00052974-CU-PT-NC   POWAY
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT    H,
JEFFREY    North County    Civil    
05/16/2007


CENTRAL SAN DIEGO
PUSD Defendant
L600974   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    GARCIA,
MARIA    San Diego    Civil    
04/16/1998   
L592462   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    FIELD,
ARIELLE    San Diego    Civil    
05/20/1997   
L567341   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
SUPERIOR READY MIX
CONCRETE, L P    San Diego    
Civil    10/11/1994   
L562571   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
DINUNZIO, CARMELLA    San
Diego    Civil    04/12/1994   
L561538   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
MANNEH, SAM    San Diego    
Civil    03/04/1994   
L557122   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    JAY,
KRISTIE M    San Diego    Civil    
09/29/1993   
L554191   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
TORRES, DANIEL J    San
Diego    Civil    02/22/1993   
L553395   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    TAFOYA,
ANGELA    San Diego    Civil    
05/27/1993   
L552395   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    KRANS,
VANESSA    San Diego    Civil    
04/22/1993   
L543052   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
FREEMAN, DAVE    San
Diego    Civil    06/16/1992   
L517680   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
WALLER, CHERIE    San
Diego    Civil    02/27/1991   
GIC826335   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    SILVA,
BENJAMIN    San Diego    
Civil    03/01/2004   
GIC790052   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
STEWART, JASON    San
Diego    Civil    06/07/2002   
GIC737950   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
DUROCHE, CINTHIA    San
Diego    Civil    11/01/1999   
GIC735988   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    PARK,
TRAVIS ADAIR    San Diego    
Civil    09/24/1999   
GIC735816-1   POWAY
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT    
THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO    
San Diego    Civil    
09/22/1999   
GIC735816   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    THE
CITY OF SAN DIEGO    San
Diego    Civil    09/22/1999   
GIC735815-1   POWAY
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT    
THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO    
San Diego    Civil    
09/22/1999   
GIC735107   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
CAMMELL, KEITH    San
Diego    Civil    09/09/1999   
GIC734888   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    MORITZ,
WILLIAM F    San Diego    Civil    
09/03/1999   
GIC733546   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    FLORES,
PAOLO R    San Diego    Civil    
08/12/1999   
GIC732286   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    ADAMS,
MISA    San Diego    Civil    
07/02/1999   
727768   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
WEISSBURG, PHILLIP N    San
Diego    Civil    01/29/1999   
726454   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    LANDIS,
JULIE    San Diego    Civil    
12/09/1998   
721640   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
MORROW, DEVIN    San
Diego    Civil    06/18/1998   
719730   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
ANDREWS, DOROTHY    San
Diego    Civil    04/13/1998   
718435   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
WESTERFELD, AMY    San
Diego    Civil    02/25/1998   
718433   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    TIMMS,
DANA L    San Diego    Civil    
02/25/1998   
716723   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    FARLEY,
JOSEPH A    San Diego    Civil    
12/19/1997   
715762   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    FARLEY,
JOSEPH    San Diego    Civil    
11/17/1997   
713244   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    THE
COPLEY PRESS, INC    San
Diego    Civil    08/14/1997   
704161   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    COX,
ANDREA    San Diego    Civil    
09/30/1996   
700201   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
HARDEE, LORI BETH    San
Diego    Civil    05/17/1996   
699893   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
RANDALL, JOHN    San
Diego    Civil    05/08/1996   
698675   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
SHIELDS, MICHAEL D    San
Diego    Civil    03/29/1996   
697462   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
CATALDO, JOSEPH    San
Diego    Civil    02/22/1996   
697443   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
WIDTFELDT, JEREMIAH    San
Diego    Civil    02/21/1996   
693005   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    GARY,
LISA    San Diego    Civil    
09/29/1995   
691970   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
OSEGUERA, DANIEL    San
Diego    Civil    08/29/1995   
690640   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
SHIELDS, MICHAEL
DOUGLAS    San Diego    Civil    
07/20/1995   
690419   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
GHORBANZAHDEH, MAZIAR    
San Diego    Civil    07/12/1995   
687998   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    SHILTS,
JOSHUA    San Diego    Civil    
05/01/1995   
685864   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
MITCHELL, MATT    San
Diego    Civil    02/24/1995   
683605   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    CHO,
JUSTIN    San Diego    Civil    
12/12/1994   
682279   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
AUSBORN, JAIME LYN    San
Diego    Civil    10/27/1994   
682237   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
KIDRICK, STEPHEN KYLE    
San Diego    Civil    
10/26/1994   
679582   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
LUSARDI CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY    San Diego    Civil    
08/08/1994   
678645   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    OLSON,
SARAH    San Diego    Civil    
07/11/1994   
677920   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
CHIRIMBES,III, PETER    San
Diego    Civil    06/17/1994   
677054   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    WIER
CONSTRUCTION
CORPORATION    San Diego    
Civil    05/20/1994  

PUSD Plaintiff Central San
Diego
L523181   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    SELECT
ELECTRIC    San Diego    
Civil    05/21/1991   
IC735977   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    MID-BUS
INC    San Diego    Civil    
09/24/1999   
718398-1   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    BLACK
MOUNTAIN II PARTNERSHIP    
San Diego    Civil    
02/25/1998   
672811   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
MUNICIPAL COURT OF
CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN
DIEGO    San Diego    Civil    
01/11/1994   
653176   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
MCGARRY, LINDA ANN    San
Diego    Civil    06/18/1992   
648282-1   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    CHOW,
JIH JUNG    San Diego    Civil    
02/07/1992   
648282   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    CHOW,
JIH JUNG    San Diego    Civil    
02/07/1992   
644714   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    POWAY
VALLEY CENTER    San
Diego    Civil    11/08/1991   
640702   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
KLICKA/HELBOCK &
ASSOCIATES, INC.    San
Diego    Civil    07/31/1991   
469204   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    POWAY
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT    
San Diego    Civil    04/24/1981
 
( ????)
GIC881696   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    ALL
PERSONS INTERESTED IN
THE MATTER OF THE
PROCEEDINGS FOR
RESOLUTION NO 39-2007    
San Diego    Civil    
03/14/2007   
GIC880865   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    ALL
PERSONS INTERESTED IN
THE MATTER OF THE
PROCEEDINGS FOR
RESOLUTION NO 26-2007
APPROVING SITE LE    San
Diego    Civil    02/27/2007   
GIC871530   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    ALL
PERSONS INTERESTED IN
THE MATTER OF THE
PROCEEDINGS FOR
RESOLUTION NO 25-2006    
San Diego    Civil    
08/25/2006   
GIC866726   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    ALL
PERSONS INTERESTED IN
THE MATTER OF THE
PROCEEDINGS FOR THE    
San Diego    Civil    
05/31/2006   
GIC863832   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
STEWART, LINDSEY E    San
Diego    Civil    04/04/2006   
GIC863726   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    ALL
PERSONS INTERESTED IN
THE MATTER FOR
RESOLUTION NO 48-2006
BETWEEN THE POWAY
UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST    San
Diego    Civil    04/03/2006   
GIC860096   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    GARCIA,
BARBARA    San Diego    Civil    
01/23/2006   
GIC826075   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    ALL
PERSONS INTERESTED IN
THE MATTER OF THE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND    San Diego    
Civil    02/23/2004   
GIC805291   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    ALL
PERSONS INTERESTED IN
THE MATTER OF THE
APPROVAL AND EXECUTION
OF A SITE LEASE, SUBLEASE,
AND CO    San Diego    Civil    
02/07/2003   
GIC802224   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    ALL
PERSONS INTERESTED IN
THE MATTER OF THE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND    San Diego    
Civil    12/19/2002   
GIC795258   POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT    
CALIFORNIA SPECIAL
EDUCATION HEARING
OFFICE    San Diego    Civil    
08/30/2002  ...

North County PUSD
Plaintff---none
1)
Johnson v. Poway
freedom of expression
case
(Education Reform Report)
Case Title:   N W VS
POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT
GIC865228     
San Diego       
Case Type:  Civil    
Date Filed:  05/02/2006  
Category:  CU-PO  
PI/PD/WD - Other  

Plaintiff/Petitioner    
N W        
WITTE     MELANIE        

Defendant/Respondent    
MORNING CREEK
ELEMENTARY EXTENDED
SCHOOL SERVICES          
POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
           
Central
03/11/11 01:30PM C-67    
CV Dato, William
S.               
Summary Judgment
37-2009-00104663-CU-PO-CTL     
C)Poway Unified School
Dist
attorney Ryan L Church,
Stutz Artiano Shinoff &
Holtz            
Unsafe stairs on trailer
during construction

This case seems to be
related to the following
case:
3) Another student assaulted by staff in Poway;
Poway High
student sues RBHS principal, school district
By: SCOTT MARSHALL
May 2, 2005

VISTA ---- A Poway High School student has filed a lawsuit alleging the principal and an
assistant principal at Rancho Bernardo High School assaulted and battered him at a
basketball game between the two schools.

Mario DiNunzio, described in the lawsuit as an 18-year-old who was a minor and a
Poway High student at the time of the alleged incident, is seeking an unspecified
amount of money from the Poway Unified School District, Rancho Bernardo High School
Principal Jeffrey King, and Robert Speights, an assistant principal at the school...

The school district's The school district's district's attorney, Daniel Shinoff, Daniel
Shinoff, who said the school administrators have a "very, very different perspective"
about what happened.

"I believe that when the facts come out, it will be very much different than what the family
believes occurred," said
Shinoff, who declined to comment further on the case...

The lawsuit alleges that King and Speights confronted DiNunzio when he entered the
gym and told him to leave.

King and Speights then questioned DiNunzio and kept him from leaving, the lawsuit
alleges...

The lawsuit alleges King and Speights grabbed DiNunzio by his clothes and threw him
to the ground "without provocation." The force of the alleged battery caused
DiNunzio's back to hit a drinking fountain, the lawsuit alleges.
2) LeBlanc v. Poway Unified School District
Music teacher assaults teenager
Instead of apologizing, school has lawyer Jeffery Morris smear the victim.  If the
teenager had committed the attack, he probably would have been expelled.
LIndsey Stewart case
Adults seem to commit or allow violence against
students or other adults remarkably frequently in Poway
4) Bratcher vs. Poway Unified School District, et al.
Case No.: GIN012573
Judge: Honorable Lisa Guy-Schall

Plaintiff Counsel: Jeffrey S. Bakerink, Esq., Law Office of J. Douglas Jennings

Defense Counsel: John T. Farmer, Esq. and Susan I Filipovic, Esq. of Farmer & Case
for defendant Ralph Bernal and
Daniel R. Shinoff, Esq. and Jeffrey A. Morris, Esq. of
Stutz, Gallagher, Artiano, Shinoff & Holtz for defendant Poway
Unified School District

Type of Incident:: Plaintiff, a teaching aide, claims
she sustained severe physical and emotional
injuries when she was subjected to sexual
harrassment from deft. Bernal, a teacher at
PUSD. She further claimed she was subjected to
retaliation by PUSD and her employment was
constructively terminated in violation of public
policy. She claimed medicals to date of
$90,893.95, future medicals of $721,000, lost
earnings of $36,000, requested an award of
general damages of “between $25,000 and
$25,000,000” and a finding of malice and
oppression for purposes of a punitive damage
award against deft. Bernal.

Settlement Demand: $800,000, raised to $1,7000,000

Settlement Offer: $100,000 from deft Bernal (CCP 998) and $25,000 from deft. PUSD
Trial Type: Jury
Trial Length: 7 weeks, jury out appx. 5 hours
Verdict: Defense
DANTE CALAFATO VS.
POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT
37-2009-00092112-CU-PO-CTL            
Case Location: San Diego
Date Filed:         06/16/2009
Category:         CU-PO         
PI/PD/WD - Other
Plaintiff also: D A LEWIS
CONSTRUCTION INC
Defendant/Respondent    
POWAY UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT               
D A LEWIS CONSTRUCTION,
INC                        
ECHO PACIFIC
CONSTRUCTION INC
05/25/10 08:30AM C-69      
Ex Parte       
Daniel R Shinoff         


KRISTIN THOMAS VS.
POWAY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Case Number:           
37-2009-00091306-CU-PO-CTL            
Case Location:         San
Diego                   
Date Filed:         06/05/2009
Category:         CU-PO         
PI/PD/WD - Other
05/26/10 08:15AM C-64  Ex
Parte          
D)Poway Unified School Dist
Daniel R Shinoff       
2)
Shinoff loses
Harper v. Poway
free speech
case

Court vacates 9th Circuit
ruling against anti-gay T-shirt

By Tony Mauro
First Amendment Center legal
correspondent
03.06.07

WASHINGTON — It is not
uncommon for the Supreme
Court to overturn a decision by
the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals — especially one
written by liberal Judge
Stephen Reinhardt.

But yesterday, in a closely
watched student free-speech
case, the high court blew up a
“Reinhardt rocket” in an
unusual way. It granted review
in the case, but instead of
placing it on the docket for
oral argument, it reached
down to “vacate” or set aside
Reinhardt’s decision —
rendering it null and void
without a hearing.

The net effect of the Court’s
ruling in Harper v. Poway
Unified School District, is to
set aside a 9th Circuit
decision that had been
attacked as viewpoint-based
censorship of student speech
in the name of political
correctness. But because the
9th Circuit ruling only
pertained to a request for an
injunction against
enforcement of the school
district’s disputed policy, the
underlying school district
policy remains in place, and
is the subject of ongoing
litigation.

“This is a good day for
freedom of speech,” said
Jordan Lorence, lawyer for the
Alliance Defense Fund, which
brought the case on behalf of
Poway High School student
Tyler Chase Harper. “The
Ninth Circuit decision armed
school officials with a wide-
ranging, politically-correct
justification to censor any
student viewpoints it did not
want expressed in the school.”



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Daniel Shinoff will join a
distinguished panel of
speakers for the Second
Annual Constitutional Panel
Discussion on
March 31, 2008. Invited
panelists include general
counsel for each side of the
Harper v. Poway and
Morse v. Frederick cases.
Topics to be discussed will
include the Tinker-Fraser-
Hazelwood trilogy of cases,

analysis of the Harper v.
Poway
case of which Shinoff
is lead counsel, an overview
of oral arguments at the
various stages of review,
reactions to Supreme
Court jurisprudence in the
area of student speech, and
implications on current
caselaw.

from
Stutz website
Poway loses two
free speech
cases