EXHIBIT(S) - B  (Motion #1) Informational Statement

--- Page 1 --- EXHIBIT B CI2026-21725 Index # : EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/25/2026 01:20 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 42 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/25/2026 --- Page 2 --- Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Judicial Department Informational Statement (Pursuant to 22 NYCRR 1250.3 [a]) - Civil Case Title: Set forth the title of the case as it appears on the summons, notice of petition or order to show cause by which the matter was or is to be commenced, or as amended. For Court of Original Instance Date Notice of Appeal Filed For Appellate Division Case Type Filing Type ☐ Civil Action ☐ CPLR article 75 Arbitration ☐CPLR article 78 Proceeding ☐ Special Proceeding Other ☐Habeas Corpus Proceeding ☐Appeal ☐ Original Proceedings ☐CPLR Article 78 ☐Eminent Domain ☐Labor Law 220 or 220-b ☐Public Officers Law § 36 ☐Real Property Tax Law § 1278 ☐Transferred Proceeding ☐CPLR Article 78 ☐Executive Law § 298 ☐CPLR 5704 Review Nature of Suit: Check up to three of the following categories which best reflect the nature of the case. ☐Administrative Review ☐Business Relationships ☐Commercial ☐Contracts ☐Declaratory Judgment ☐Domestic Relations ☐Election Law ☐Estate Matters ☐Family Court ☐Mortgage Foreclosure ☐Miscellaneous ☐Prisoner Discipline & Parole ☐Real Property (other than foreclosure) ☐Statutory ☐Taxation ☐Torts - against - Informational Statement - Civil In the Matter of the Application of JOHN DOE Petitioner, For a Judgment pursuant to Article 78 and Section 3001 of the CPLR CORNELL UNIVERSITY Respondent. CI2026-21725 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/25/2026 01:20 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 42 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/25/2026 --- Page 3 --- Appeal Paper Appealed From (Check one only): If an appeal has been taken from more than one order or judgment by the filing of this notice of appeal, please indicate the below information for each such order or judgment appealed from on a separate sheet of paper. ☐Amended Decree ☐Amended Judgement ☐Amended Order ☐Decision ☐Decree ☐Determination ☐Finding ☐Interlocutory Decree ☐Interlocutory Judgment ☐Judgment ☐Order ☐Order & Judgment ☐Partial Decree ☐Resettled Decree ☐Resettled Judgment ☐Resettled Order ☐Ruling ☐Other (specify): Court: County: Dated: Entered: Judge (name in full): Index No.: Stage: ☐ Interlocutory ☐ Final ☐ Post-Final Trial: ☐ Yes ☐ No If Yes: ☐ Jury ☐ Non-Jury Prior Unperfected Appeal andRelatedCaseInformation Are any appeals arising in the same action or proceeding currently pending in the court? ☐Yes ☐ No If Yes, please set forth the Appellate Division Case Number assigned to each such appeal. Where appropriate, indicate whether there is any related action or proceeding now in any court of this or any other jurisdiction, and if so, the status of the case: Original Proceeding Commenced by: ☐ Order to Show Cause ☐ Notice of Petition ☐ Writ of Habeas Corpus Date Filed: Statute authorizing commencement of proceeding in the Appellate Division: Proceeding Transferred Pursuant to CPLR 7804(g) Court: County: Judge (name in full): Order of Transfer Date: CPLR 5704 Review of Ex Parte Order: Court: County: Judge (name in full): Dated: Description of Appeal, Proceeding or Application and Statement of Issues Description: If an appeal, briefly describe the paper appealed from. If the appeal is from an order, specify the relief requested and whether the motion was granted or denied. If an original proceeding commenced in this court or transferred pursuant to CPLR 7804(g), briefly describe the object of proceeding. If an application under CPLR 5704, briefly describe the nature of the ex parte order to be reviewed. Informational Statement - Civil Supreme Court Tompkins 09/23/2026 09/23/2026 Hon. Mark G. Masler EF2026-0292 Choose Court Choose Court Choose County Choose County Appeal from an Order and Judgment which denied and dismissed the Petition. CI2026-21725 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/25/2026 01:20 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 42 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/25/2026 --- Page 4 --- Issues: Specify the issues proposed to be raised on the appeal, proceeding, or application for CPLR 5704 review,thegrounds forreversal,ormodificationtobeadvancedandthespecificreliefsoughtonappeal. Party Information Instructions: Fill in the name of each party to the action or proceeding, one name per line. If this form is to be filed for an appeal, indicate the status of the party in the court of original instance and his, her, or its status in this court, if any. If this form is to be filed for a proceeding commenced in this court, fill in only the party’s name and his, her, or its status in this court. No. Party Name Original Status Appellate Division Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Informational Statement - Civil Whether the lower court erred in determining that Cornell University did not act contrary to law and/or in violation of its own policy. Appellant seeks reversal of the lower court s decision and granting of the petition on the grounds that the record establishes that Cornell acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner by, among other things, acting contrary to law and/or in violation of its own policy. JOHN DOE Petitioner Appellant CORNELL UNIVERSITY Respondent Respondent 18 of 19 CI2026-21725 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/25/2026 01:20 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 42 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/25/2026 --- Page 5 --- 2 Attorney Information Instructions: Fill in the names of the attorneys or firms for the respective parties. If this form is to be filed with the notice of petition or order to show cause by which a special proceeding is to be commenced in the Appellate Division, only the name of the attorney for the petitioner need be provided. In the event that a litigant represents herself or himself, the box marked “Pro Se” must be checked and the appropriate information for that litigant must be supplied in the spaces provided. Attorney/Firm Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone No: E-mail Address: Attorney Type: ☐Retained ☐ Assigned ☐ Government ☐ Pro Se ☐ Pro Hac Vice Party or Parties Represented(set forth party number(s) from table above): Attorney/Firm Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone No: E-mail Address: Attorney Type: ☐Retained ☐ Assigned ☐ Government ☐ Pro Se ☐ Pro Hac Vice Party or Parties Represented (set forth party number(s) from table above): Attorney/Firm Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone No: E-mail Address: Attorney Type: ☐Retained ☐ Assigned ☐ Government ☐ Pro Se ☐ Pro Hac Vice Party or Parties Represented (set forth party number(s) from table above): Attorney/Firm Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone No: E-mail Address: Attorney Type: ☐Retained ☐ Assigned ☐ Government ☐ Pro Se ☐ Pro Hac Vice Party or Parties Represented (set forth party number(s) from table above): Attorney/Firm Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone No: E-mail Address: Attorney Type: ☐Retained ☐ Assigned ☐ Government ☐ Pro Se ☐ Pro Hac Vice Party or Parties Represented (set forth party number(s) from table above): Attorney/Firm Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone No: E-mail Address: Attorney Type: ☐Retained ☐ Assigned ☐ Government ☐ Pro Se ☐ Pro Hac Vice Party or Parties Represented (set forth party number(s) from table above): Informational Statement - Civil Alan E. Sash / Bushell, Sovak, Kane & Sash LLP 274 Madison Avenue, Suite 1401 New York New York 10016 (212) 949-4700 [email protected] Adam G. Pence / Office of the General Counsel (Cornell University) 1 118 Sage Place Ithica New York 14850 (607) 255-5124 [email protected] CI2026-21725 Index #: EF2026-0292 FILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/25/2026 01:20 PM INDEX NO. EF2026-0292 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 42 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/25/2026