Students And Alumni Seek Court-Appointed Receiver In Last Ditch Effort To Save Golden Gate Law School

Reuters, Golden Gate Law School Needs a Receiver to Save It, Say Students and Alumni:

Beleaguered Golden Gate University School of Law could be saved under the control of a court-appointed receiver, a group of students and alumni argue in a new court filing, challenging the school’s planned closure.

The law school’s alumni association and four current students on Monday asked a San Francisco judge not to throw out their lawsuit against Golden Gate University, noting that Western State College of Law was poised to shut down in 2019 until a receiver secured a sale that saved the Southern California school.

A similar effort could prevent Golden Gate University from closing down its 123-year-old juris doctor program, the plaintiffs said in their opposition to the university’s bid to end their suit. An initial hearing on the case is scheduled for June 3.

Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:

• Struggling San Francisco Law School Slashes Class Size, Cancels Tuition (Sept. 30, 2022)
• ABA Gives Golden Gate Law School 3-Year Extension To Meet 75% Bar Passage Accreditation Standard (Mar. 30, 2023)
• Golden Gate University Law School Faces Bankruptcy, Closure (June 21, 2023)
• 122-Year Old Golden Gate Law School Will Keep Its Doors Open A Little Longer Despite Continued Financial Woes (June 26, 2023)
• Golden Gate Law School Won’t Close, But Faculty Layoffs May Be Coming (July 14, 2023)
• Golden Gate Law School Sends Discontinuation Notices To Tenured Faculty, Paving Way For Possible Termination In FY25 (July 17, 2023)
• Golden Gate Will Terminate Its JD Program In May 2024; 1Ls And 2Ls Can Complete Their Degrees At Other Law Schools (Dec. 1, 2023)
• ABA Rejects Golden Gate Law School's Plan To Terminate Its JD Program (Dec. 2, 2023)
• July 2023 California Bar Exam Results (Dec. 22, 2023)
• Students And Alumni Association Sue Golden Gate For Closing Its JD Program (Feb. 20, 2024)
• ABA Approves Golden Gate Law School's Teach-Out Plan, Releases FAQ (Mar. 8, 2024)