# AFFIRMATION Affirmation in Support of Petition

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Description: NYSCEF document #3 | Filed: 2026-03-30 | Filed by: SASH, ALAN EDWARD Filed:  Received: | Docket status: Processed Confirmation Notice | Case: Jane Doe v. Cornell Univeristy (Tompkins County) | Source: NYSCEF
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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK  
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS 
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In the Matter of the Application of 
 
 
      Index No. _____________/2026 
 
 JOHN DOE 
 
Petitioner, 
                                          AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT OF  
FOR A JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 78    VERIFIED PETITION 
AND SECTION 3001 OF THE CPLR                                   
 
   
                 -against- 
  
 CORNELL UNIVERSITY,  
 
Respondent. 
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I affirm this 30th day of March 2026, under the penalties of perjury under the laws  
of New York, which may include a fine or imprisonment, that the foregoing is true, and I 
understand that this document may be filed in an action or proceeding in a court of law. 
1. I am a partner of Bushell, Sovak, Kane & Sash LLP, attorneys for Petitioner John  
Doe. As such, I am fully familiar with the facts and circumstances set forth herein.  
2. I submit this Affirmation in support of Doe’s petition under CPLR Article 78.  
3. A true and correct copy of the Formal Complaint brought against Doe is annexed  
hereto as Exhibit 1 (redacted).  
4. A true and correct copy of Cornell’s Policy 6.4 Procedures is annexed hereto as  
Exhibit 2.  
5. A true and correct copy of Cornell’s hearing panel decision is annexed hereto as  
Exhibit 3 (redacted).  
6. A true and correct copy of Hearing Communications regarding Panelist Bao  
CI2026-07227
Index # : EF2026-0292
FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 03/30/2026 01:47 PM
INDEX NO. EF2026-0292
NYSCEF DOC. NO. 3
RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/30/2026
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being distracted during the hearing is annexed hereto as Exhibit 4 (redacted).  
7. A true and correct copy of Cornell’s appeal panel decision is annexed hereto as  
Exhibit 5 (redacted).  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alan E. Sash 
 
 
 
CI2026-07227
Index #: EF2026-0292
FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 03/30/2026 01:47 PM
INDEX NO. EF2026-0292
NYSCEF DOC. NO. 3
RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/30/2026
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Word Count Certification 
I certify that the accompanying Affirmation, which was prepared using Microsoft Word, 12-point 
typeface, contains 308 words. This certificate was prepared in reliance on the word count function 
of the word processing system (Microsoft Word) used to prepare the document. 
Dated: March 30, 2026 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alan E. Sash  
 
CI2026-07227
Index #: EF2026-0292
FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 03/30/2026 01:47 PM
INDEX NO. EF2026-0292
NYSCEF DOC. NO. 3
RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/30/2026
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