Golden Gate Law Students Ask Court To Keep School Open Another Year

Reuters, Golden Gate Law Students Ask Court to Keep School Open Another Year:

A group of students and alumni of Golden Gate University on Wednesday sought a court injunction to keep the embattled San Francisco school open for the coming academic year as part of their wider lawsuit that aims to prevent it from closing this summer as planned.

An injunction would prevent the plaintiffs from having to transfer to other schools to finish out their legal studies, their motion filed in San Francisco Superior Court on Wednesday said.

It would also give the plaintiffs time to conduct discovery and “determine if the malfeasance and incompetence at the university is so bad that a receivership is warranted,” said attorney Ryan Griffith, a Golden Gate Law alum who is representing the four law students and the alumni association suing the university. The plaintiffs previously raised the possibility that a court-appointed receiver could find a way to keep the law school operating.

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)
• Students And Alumni Seek Court-Appointed Receiver In Last Ditch Effort To Save Golden Gate Law School (May 23, 2024)