{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DigitalDocument","altText":"OTHER COURT FILED DOCUMENT Redacted - Affirmation of Lauren Branchini","alternateName":"NYSCEF-case-4c779433507a-000047.pdf","caption":"NYSCEF document #47 | Filed: 2026-09-30 | Filed by: Court User Filed:  Received: | Docket status: Processed Confirmation Notice | Case: Jane Doe v. Cornell Univeristy (Tompkins County) | Source: NYSCEF","contentUrl":"https://lucycraig.blog/media/512/raw","datePublished":"2026-10-19T12:21:02+00:00","description":"NYSCEF document #47 | Filed: 2026-09-30 | Filed by: Court User Filed:  Received: | Docket status: Processed Confirmation Notice | Case: Jane Doe v. Cornell Univeristy (Tompkins County) | Source: NYSCEF","encodingFormat":"application/pdf","identifier":"512","isAccessibleForFree":true,"machineReadable":{"json":"https://lucycraig.blog/media/512/index.json","markdown":"https://lucycraig.blog/media/512/index.md"},"name":"OTHER COURT FILED DOCUMENT Redacted - Affirmation of Lauren Branchini","ocrStatus":"ready","ocrText":"--- Page 1 ---\nSTATEOFNEWYORK\nSUPREMECOURT:TOMPKINSCOUNTY\nIn the Matter of the Application\nof\nJOHNDOE,\nPetitioner,\nFORAJUDGMENTPURSUANTTOARTICLE 78\nANDSECTION3001 OFTHECPLR\nIndex No. EF2026-0292\n-AGAINST-\nCORNELLUNIVERSITY,\nRespondent.\nAFFIRMATION OFLAURENBRANCHINI\nLAURENBRANCHINI, pursuant\nto CPLRRule 2106,\naffirms\nthe following\nunder the\npenalties\nof perjury:\n1.\nI amHearing Chair at Respondent Cornell\nUniversity\n(\"Cornell\"),\na private\neducation\ncorporation\nchartered\nunder the laws of the\nState of NewYork.\nPreviously,\nI served\nas\nthe\nTitle\nIX Coordinator\nfor\nthe university,\nincluding\nduring\nthe period\nof time\nrelevant\nto this\nproceeding,\nand amfully\nfamiliar\nwith\nthe\nfacts\nand circumstances\nset forth\nherein,\nbased upon\npersonal\nknowledge and a review of the underlying\nrecords\nrelated\nto this\nmatter.\n2.\nI submit this\naffirmation\nin opposition\nto the Verified\nPetition\n(\"Petition\"),\nfiled\nby John Doe (\"Doe\")\nin this\nmatter.\n3.\nAfter\nthe\nfiling\nof the Petition,\nI can attest\nthat\na careful\nsearch was conducted in\nmyoffice\nfor\nrecords\npertaining\nto the\ninstant\nmatter,\nand the records\nfiled\nby Cornell\nin\nAppendices\n1-4 (R1-R3630)\nconstitute\nthe complete record\nof the internal\nproceedings\nnecessary\nfor\nthis\nCourt's\nreview\n(hereinafter,\nthe \"Record\").\nSeeNYSCEFDoc. Nos. 16-27.\n1\nCI2026-22101\nIndex # : EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n1 of 13\n\n--- Page 2 ---\n4.\nI can also\nattest\nthat\nthe records\nfiled\nby Cornell\nin Appendices\n1-4 (R1-R3630)\nare true and correct\ncopies of records\nin the University's\ncustody.\n5.\nI can further\nattest\nthat\nthe records\nfiled\nby Cornell\nin Appendices\n1-4 (R1-R3630)\nwere received\nand/or\ncreated and kept\nin the ordinary\ncourse of business by authorized\npersons\nat\nCornell\nfrom the time of their\nreceipt\nand/or\ncreation\nthrough\nthe present.\nThe Reporting\nof the Incident\n6.\nAround November 2024, several\nCornell\noffices\nwere made aware of reports\nthat\nJane Roe (\"Roe\")\nattended\na party\nat the Chi Phi Fraternity\non October 19-20,\n2024,\nand, at this\nparty,\nshe was allegedly\nthe victim\nof sexual\nassault\nafter\nshe and others\ningested\nalcohol\nand\nketamine.\nThe incident\nin question\nreportedly\noccurred\nin a bedroom in the fraternity\nchapter\nhouse called\nthe \"Alumni\"\nroom.\n7.\nOnNovember 14, 2024, Roe met with\nrepresentatives\nfrom the Cornell\nUniversity\nPolice\nDepartment (\"CUPD\"),\nthe Office\nof Student\nConduct and Community Standards\n(\"OSCCS\"),\nand what was then the Office\nof Institutional\nEquity and Title\nIX (\"OIETIX\").\nOIETIX\nis now called\nCornell's\nOffice\nof Civil\nRights\n(\"COCR\").\n8.\nCOCR,among other\nthings,\ninvestigates\nallegations\nof bias and discrimination,\nalong with sexual misconduct,\nsexual harassment,\nsexual\nassault,\nand dating\nor domestic\nviolence.\nThe Title\nIX Office\nwithin\nCOCR,is tasked with enforcing\nCornell\nPolicy\n6.4,\n\"Prohibited\nBias,\nDiscrimination,\nHarassment, and Sexual and Related\nMisconduct\"\n(\"Policy\n6.4\"),\nwhich\napplies\nto every university\nstaff\nmember, faculty,\nand student.\nA true\nand correct\ncopy of the version\nof Policy\n6.4\nin effect\nat the relevant\ntime period\nfor the underlying\nincident\nis attached\nhereto\nas Exhibit\n1.\n2\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n2 of 13\n\n--- Page 3 ---\n9.\nUnder Policy\n6.4,\nthere\nare\nseveral\ndistinct\nprocedures\nand other mechanisms\nfor\nreporting,\ninvestigating,\nand resolving\nmatters\nunder\nthis\npolicy,\nwith\neach procedure\ndesigned\nto\ncorrespond\nbest with\ndifferent\ntypes\nof conduct and the\nuniversity's\ndifferent\nconstituencies\nand legal\nobligations.\nIn any given case, the applicable\nprocedure\ndepends upon both the conduct alleged,\nand the respondent's\nrelationship\nwith\nthe university\n(student,\nfaculty,\nstaff,\nor third\nparty).\nEx.\n1 at\n1.\n10.\nRelevant for\nthis\nproceeding,\nCornell\nhas \"Procedures\nfor\nResolution\nof Reports\nAgainst\nStudents\nUnder Cornell\nUniversity\nPolicy\n6.4\nfor\nthe Following\nActs of Prohibited\nConduct\n...\nAttempting\nto Commit Prohibited\nConduct;\n...\nSexual Assault;\n...\n[and]\nSexual\nExploitation\"\n(the\n\"Procedures\").\nA true and correct\ncopy of the version\nof the Procedures\nin\neffect\nat the relevant\ntime period\nfor\nthe underlying\nincident\nis attached\nhere as Exhibit\n2.\nThe Formal Complaints\n11.\nRoe recounted\nwhat she could remember from the evening in question,\nincluding,\namong other\nthings,\nDoe and another\nfraternity\nmember,\nwatching\nher in the Alumni room\nand snorting\nketamine off her naked body.\nShe also\nreported\nrumors of a group Snapchat\ncirculating\namong the\nfraternity\nmembers, indicating\nthere was \"free\npussy\" in this room.\n12.\nOnNovember 22, 2024,\nafter\nconsulting\nwith Roe, I commenceda Formal\nComplaint,\nnaming seven respondents,\nincluding\nDoe (hereinafter,\nthe\n\"original\nFormal\nComplaint\").\nAll\nof the respondents\nwere membersof the Chi Phi Fraternity.\nR1042-47.\n13.\nUnder Policy\n6.4,\na \"Formal\nComplaint\"\nis a [s]igned,\nwritten\ndocument from a\ncomplainant\nalleging\nspecific\nprohibited\nconduct by a respondent\nand initiating\nthe applicable\nresolution\nprocedures\nunder this\npolicy,\nor a similar\nwritten\ndocument on behalf\nof the university,\nsigned by a university\nofficial.\"\nEx.\n1 at 9; see also Procedures\nat 4 (\"A\n'Formal Complaint'\nof\nprohibited\nconduct\nis a written\ndocument signed by a complainant\nalleging\nspecific\nprohibited\n3\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n3 of 13\n\n--- Page 4 ---\nconduct by a respondent\nand initiating\nthe resolution\nprocess under the Procedures\n...\n\").\nAn\n\"Investigation\"\nis a \"[s]ystematic\ninquiry\ninto\na formal\ncomplaint.\"\nEx.\n1 at 9.\n14.\nUnder Section\n18 of the Procedures,\nat the issuance of the Formal Complaint,\nthe\nTitle\nIX Coordinator\nnotifies\nthe complainant\nand respondent(s)\nin writing\nof the commencement\nof the investigation\nand provides\na copy of the Formal Complaint.\nThe \"notice\"\nunder Section\n18 is to provide\nall\nparties\nwith \"the alleged\nprohibited\nconduct and its\ndate,\ntime,\nand location,\nto the extent\nknown\" and, importantly,\n\"the\nfactual\nallegations\npertaining\nto the prohibited\nconduct.\"\nEx. 2 at 20.\n15.\nThe original\nFormal Complaint\nincluded\nsuch information\nfor\nall\nseven\nrespondents,\nincluding\nDoe, whowas accused of\nviolating\nCornell\nUniversity's\nPolicy\n6.4\nprohibition\nagainst\nSexual\nExploitation.\nSpecifically,\nit\nis alleged\nthat\nat the above time\nand place,\n[Doe]\nintentionally\nviewed\nthe Complainant\nin a state of undress\nwithout\nher permission.\nviolating\nCornell\nUniversity's\nPolicy\n6.4\nprohibition\nagainst\nSexual\nAssault.\nSpecifically,\nit\nis alleged\nthat\nat the above time and place,\n[Doe]\ntouched his nose to the Complainant's\nnaked torso\nand inhaled\na powered\nsubstance\noff\nher body\nwithout\naffinnative\nconsent,\nincluding\nlack\nof\naffirmative\nconsent due to incapacitation.\nR1046.\n16.\nThere were similar\nallegations\nmade against\nId.\n17.\nBecause the\nuniversity\noften\nlearns\nnew information\nthroughout\nthe\ninvestigative\nprocess and sometimes during\nthe\nhearing,\nmyoffice\nspecifically\nwarns respondents\nthat\nthey\nmaybe found responsible\nfor\nmatters\noutside\nthe Formal Complaint:\n\"The University\nmayhold\nthe Respondents accountable\nfor\nviolations\nof Policy\n6.4 and other\npolicies\nthat\nare not\nreferenced\nin the Formal Complaint\nbut are learned\nabout from evidence,\ntestimony,\nor\nadmissions\nduring\nthe investigation\nand adjudication\nprocess.\"\nThis warning\nalso\ninforms\n4\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n4 of 13\n\n--- Page 5 ---\nrespondents\nthat\nthey maybe found responsible\nfor\na lesser\ncharge,\nlike\nattempting\nprohibited\nconduct.\n18.\nThis warning was included\nin the original\nFormal Complaint.\nR1044.\n19.\nOnNovember 22, 2024,\nall\nrespondents\nwere served with the original\nFormal\nComplaint.\n20.\nThe Formal Complaint was then updated on January 14, 2025 and on March 12,\n2025.\nR1048-59.\nThe copy of the March 12, 2025 Formal Complaint\nin the Record (R1056-59)\nis grainy,\nso for\nthe Court's\nconvenience,\nattached\nhereto\nas Exhibit\n3 is a clearer\ncopy of this\ndocument.\n21.\nAll\nversions\nof the Formal Complaint\nhad the above-warning\nthat\nrespondents\nmaybe found responsible\nfor\nother prohibited\nconduct under Policy\n6.4,\nincluding\nattempting\nthe\nprohibited\nconduct for which they were charged.\nR1044, 1050,\n1056.\nRestrictive\nOrders\n22.\nWhenCornell\nhas knowledge of alleged\nprohibited\nconduct,\nit\nwill\noffer\nall\nparties\n\"Supportive\nMeasures,\"\nincluding\n\"Restrictive\"\norders and \"No-Contact\"\norders\n(curtailing\nor prohibiting\ncontact\nor communications\nbetween or among individuals).\nEx. 2 at\n17. Upon a finding\nor responsibility,\nthe university\nmayalso\nissue\nan updated \"No-Contact\"\norder.\nTrue and correct\ncopies of such materials\nin the underlying\nproceeding have been filed\nas\nAppendix\n1 to the Record.\nR1-28 (NYSCEFDoc. No.\n17).\nInvestigation\n23.\nAfter\nserving\nthe\noriginal\nFormal Complaint, myoffice\ncommenceda thorough\ninvestigation,\ninterviewing\nthe parties\nand key witnesses,\nalong with\ncollecting\nvarious\nrelated\nevidence,\nincluding\nfrom the parties\nthemselves.\n5\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n5 of 13\n\n--- Page 6 ---\n24.\nDoe submitted\nevidence\nin support\nof his defenses,\nincluding\na proffered\ntimeline\nfrom the evening in question,\nan Acknowledgement of Understanding\nof Doe's Involvement\nsigned by\nand a screenshot ofBs\nphone log,\ndocumenting\na call\nfrom\nthat sameevening\nwith Doe. R1264-69.\n25.\nalso\nsubmitted\nevidence\nin support\nof his defenses and Doe's,\nwhich included\na similar\ntimeline.\nR1234-49.\n26.\nOnDecember 16, 2024,\na Title\nIX Investigator\ninterviewed\nDoe. A true\nand\ncorrect\ncopy of the\ntranscript\nof this\ninterview\nis found in the Record at R480-503.\n27.\nOnDecember 9, 2024,\na Title\nIX Investigator\ninterviewed\n28.\nAfter\nthe\ninitial\ninterviews,\nin early\nFebruary 2025, the university\nreceived\nanonymously\na video\nthat\ncaptured\nsomeonescrolling\nthrough\nthe\nentire\nrumored Snapchat\nmessage exchange on a cell phone. A true\nand correct\ncopy of this\nvideo,\nalong with\ncertain\nother multimedia\nfiles,\nhas been filed\nin hard copy with\nthe Court,\nand is R1515 in the Record.\n29.\nBoth\nand Doe were interviewed\nagain,\nafter\nreceiving\ncopies of the Snapchat.\nwas interviewed\non February\n10, 2025, and Doe was interviewed\non February 24, 2025. A\ntrue\nand correct\ncopy of the transcript\nof Doe's interview\nis found in the Record at R504-20.\nThe Consolidated\nHearing\n- Pre-Hearing\nMaterials\n30.\nUpon completion\nof any investigation,\nthe assigned\ninvestigator\nwill\nprepare and\nprovide\nto the parties\ncopies of the draft\ninvestigative\nrecord,\nincluding\ntranscripts\n(but\nnot audio\nfiles)\nof interviews\nand copies of any documents, electronic\nrecords,\nmedia, and photographs\ncollected\nduring\nthe\ninvestigation.\nEx. 2 at 28.\nAll\nparties\nhave an opportunity\nto review and\ncomment upon the\ndraft\ninvestigative\nrecord\nbefore\nthe investigator\nfinalizes\nit and issues\nan\nInvestigative\nReport.\n6\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n6 of 13\n\n--- Page 7 ---\n31.\nUpon completion\nof the\ninvestigation,\nthe\ninvestigator\nwill\nalso make a threshold\ndetermination\nas to whether there\nis sufficient\nevidence\nto advance the Formal Complaint\nto a\nhearing.\nEx. 2 at 29-30.\nIf a case is referred\nto a Hearing Panel, a Notice of Hearing\nwill\nbe sent\nto the parties.\nThe notice\nwill\ninclude,\namong other\nthings,\n\"the charges\nat issue\" and \"a brief\nsummary of the alleged\nprohibited\nconduct.\"\nEx. 2 at 34.\n32.\nPrior\nto the completion\nof the investigation,\non February\n18, 2025,\nthe\nInvestigator\nasked the Hearing Chair to determine\nwhether the formal\ncomplaints\nagainst\nthe\nvarious\nrespondents\nshould\nbe consolidated\nfor\nthe purposes of a hearing.\nR29.\nAfter\nhearing\nfrom the parties,\nthe Chair directed\nthe investigation\nbe joined\ninto\none hearing.\nR31.\n33.\nOnApril\n3, 2025, Doe's attorney\nsought\ndismissal\nof the Formal Complaint,\nwhich was denied on April\n8, 2025.\nR32-40.\n34.\nOnApril\n14, 2025,\nthe Investigator\nissued a Hearing Notice and Investigative\nReport,\nwhich would\nlater\nbe updated on April\n23, 2025.\nR41-113.\nCertain\nlimited\nportions\nof\nthe\nInvestigative\nRecord provided\nto the parties,\nincluding\nDoe, includes\nredactions\nof irrelevant\npersonal,\nsensitive,\nor confidential\ninformation.\nA true and correct\ncopy of the Notice of Hearing\nand final\nInvestigative\nReport,\nincluding\nAppendices A-E,\nas provided\nto the parties,\ncan be\nfound in the Record at R41-1583.\n35.\nAppendix D to the\nInvestigative\nRecord included\na detailed\ntimeline\nof events\nfor\nnumerous individuals\ninvolved\nin the\ninvestigation.\nThe copy provided with the Investigative\nReport uses small\nfont\nand can be hard to read.\nAttached hereto\nas Exhibit\n4 is a true\nand correct\ncopy of this\ntimeline\nin a PDFformat\nthat\nallows\nfor\nthe reader\nto more easily\nincrease\nthe font\nsize.\n7\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n7 of 13\n\n--- Page 8 ---\n36.\nFindings\nof responsibility\nare made through a hearing\nprocess conducted by a\nthree-member Hearing Panel and a non-voting\nHearing\nChair.\nEx. 2 at 32.\nParties\nare entitled\nto\nprovide\nbrief\nopening statements,\nto testify,\nand to provide\nwritten\nclosing\nstatements.\nEx. 2 at\n33.\nThe parties\nare asked to submit a written\nor recorded\nImpact/Mitigation\nStatement\nprior\nto\nthe start\nof the hearing,\nbut these statements\nwill\nonly be shared if there\nis a finding\nof\nresponsibility\nfor\nthe respondent\nin question.\nId.\n37.\nParties\nare also allowed\nto request witnesses,\nwhich many of the parties\ndid.\nMaterials\nsubmitted\nby the parties\nto a hearing\nsometimes include\nirrelevant\npersonal/confidential\ninformation\nor information\nnot part\nof the\nInvestigative\nRecord.\nWhenthis\nhappens, myoffice\nwill\noften\nredact\nthis\ninformation\nprior\nto distributing\nthe submissions\nto the\nother\nparties.\nTrue and correct\ncopies of the witness\nrequest forms for\nthe parties,\nas provided\nto\nthe parties\nand including\nsuch redactions,\nare in the Record at R1584-1618.\n38.\nPursuant\nto Section\n26.8.3 of the Procedures,\nthe Hearing\nChair,\nconsulting\nwith\nthe Hearing Panel, ruled on these requests.\nEx. 2 at 36. OnApril\n30, 2025, the Hearing Chair\nissued a Memorandumoutlining\nthe witness\nlist\nbased on the Chair's\nruling.\nA true and correct\ncopy of this Memorandumis in the Record at R1619-21.\n39.\nA true\nand correct\ncopy of Roe's Opening Statement,\nwith\nsimilar\ncontemporaneous redactions\nby myoffice,\nis\nin the Record at R1622-25.\n40.\nA true\nand correct\ncopy of Doe's Opening Statement,\nwith\nsimilar\ncontemporaneous redactions\nby myoffice,\nis\nin the Record at R1626-31.\n41.\nAt somepoint,\nafter\nthe Hearing,\nadditional\ninformation\nin the form of a February\n25, 2025 e-mail\nand attachments\nwas added to the hearing\nrecord,\nwhich was distributed\non\nAugust\n18, 2025. A true\nand correct\ncopy of this\ninformation\nis in the Record at R1632-37.\n8\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n8 of 13\n\n--- Page 9 ---\n42.\nThe Pre-Hearing\nmaterials\nrelated\nto Doe's Article\n78 Petition\ninclude\nthe Notice\nof Hearing,\nFinal\nInvestigative\nReport and Appendices A-E, the witness\nrequest forms for\nthe\nparties,\nthe Hearing Chair's\nMemorandumand Witness List,\nJane Roe's and Doe's opening\nstatements,\nand the\nadditional\nhearing\nrecord\ninformation.\nTrue and correct\ncopies of these Pre-\nHearing materials\nhave been filed\nas Appendix\n2 to the Record.\nR29-1637 (NYSCEFDoc. Nos.\n18-19).\n43.\nCertain\nmultimedia\nfiles\nin Appendix C(R1509-1525)\nand Appendix E (R1581-\n83) have been filed\nseparately\nwith the Court.\nWhile\nother multi-media\nfiles\nwere professionally\ntranscribed,\nand the Investigative\nReport contained\ntranscripts\nof such files\n(in\nlieu\nof original\nrecordings),\nthese multimedia\nfiles\nwere provided\nin their\noriginal\nform as part\nof the\nInvestigative\nRecord (apart\nfrom certain\nredactions\nin the media file\nof irrelevant\npersonal\ninformation\nor information\nnot part\nof the Investigative\nRecord).\nThe Consolidated\nHearing\n- Twelve Days of Proceedings\nand Testimony\n44.\nUnder the Procedures,\nthe Hearing Panel will\ndetermine\nwhether the respondent\nis\nresponsible\nby a majority\nvote using\na preponderance of the evidence\nstandard,\nmeaning a\nmajority\nof the Hearing Panel must be satisfied,\nupon the hearing\nrecord,\nthat\nit\nis more likely\nthan not that\nthe \"respondent\ncommitted\nall of the elements\nof the alleged\nprohibited\nconduct.\"\nEx. 2 at 33.\n45.\nCornell\nheld a hearing\nover\n12 days in May2025.\nR1638.\nEach session of the\nHearing was recorded\nand professionally\ntranscribed.\nTrue and correct\ncopies of the\ntranscriptions\nfrom these 12 days of the Hearing\nare in the Record at R1638-3369.\n46.\nDuring\nthe Hearing,\nthe parties\nor their\nattorneys/advisors\nwere allowed\nto\ncommunicate with me, as the\nTitle\nIX Coordinator,\nvia\ne-mail.\nTrue and correct\ncopies of Roe's\n9\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n9 of 13\n\n--- Page 10 ---\nhearing\ncommunications,\nwith\ncertain\ncontemporaneous\nredactions,\nare in the Record at R3370-\n3421.\nTrue and correct\ncopies of Doe's hearing\ncommunications,\nwith\ncertain\ncontemporaneous\nredactions,\nare in the Record at R3422-3485.\n47.\nDuring\nthe Hearing,\non May 15, 2025, Doe's attorney\ncomplained\nin the moming\nthat\nPanelist\nBao (\"Bao\")\nwas not paying\nattention.\nDuring\na break,\nthe Hearing Chair spoke to\nthe panelists,\nwho all confirmed\nthat\nthey were in fact paying\nattention\nand participating.\n48.\nLater\nthat\nsame day, after\nlunch,\nDoe's attorney\ncomplained\nagain,\nspeculating\nthat Bao was driving\nduring\nthe proceedings.\nHe demandedthat\nthe Hearing be adjourned\nuntil\nshe stopped\ndriving.\nThe Hearing Chair took at break at 2:12 PM(the break and this\nspecific\ntime were referenced\nin the Record at R2526).\n49.\nDuring\nthis\nbreak, Bao explained\nthat\nshe had tried\nto complete a drive over the\nlunch break but had been unable to do so because of heavy traffic.\nWhenit was time\nto\nreconvene,\nshe logged back on and continued\nto participate.\nWith\nthe break, Bao was able to\nfind\nan acceptable\nplace\nto stop,\nand she then continued\nparticipating\nin the Hearing from that\nlocation.\n50.\nOnMay 16, 2025, Doe's attorney\ndemandeda mishearing,\nwhich was denied by\nthe Hearing Chair,\npursuant\nto the discretion\nafforded\nher under the Procedures.\nR3455-56,\nR3459-60.\n51.\nAfter\nthe Hearing,\nboth Roe and Doe submitted\nclosing\nstatements.\nA true and\ncorrect\ncopy of Roe's closing\nstatement,\nalong with\nthe mitigating\nstatement\nshe submitted\nprior\nto the Hearing commencing,\nis in the Record at R3486-3492. A true and correct\ncopy of Doe's\nclosing\nstatement,\nalong with the mitigating\nstatement\nhe submitted\nprior\nto the Hearing\ncommencing,\nis in the Record at R3493-3501.\n10\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n10 of 13\n\n--- Page 11 ---\n52.\nWhenCornell\nmoves forward with a hearing,\nthe\nTitle\nIX Coordinator\ndrafts\na\nletter\nregarding\na respondent's\ndisciplinary\nrecord,\nwhich\nis only provided\nto the Hearing Panel\nupon a finding\nof responsibility.\nThe letter,\nwhich documents any prior\nfindings\nor sanctions,\nis\nthen used by the Panel when it determines\nsanctions.\nI drafted\nsuch a letter\nfor Doe, dated April\n30, 2025, which was provided\nto the Hearing Panel\nafter\ndetermining\nDoe was responsible\nfor\nAttempting\nSexual Exploitation.\nA true\nand correct\ncopy of this\nletter\nis in the Record at R3502.\nThe Hearing\nPanel Decision\n53.\nOnAugust\n18, 2025,\nthe Hearing Panel issued a 99-page Decision\noutlining\nits\nfindings\nfrom the Hearing.\nThis Decision was unanimous (when such decisions\nare not\nunanimous the written\ndecision\nwill\nindicate\nthe Hearing Panel's\nsplit\nvote).\nCopies of the\nHearing Panel Decision were redacted\nfor each recipient,\nso the\nrecipient\nwas only provided\nthose findings\nand sanctions\nrelevant\nto himself.\nA true and correct\ncopy of the version\nof the\nHearing Panel Decision provided\nto Doe is in the Record at R3503-3601.\n54.\nThe Hearing materials\nrelated\nto Doe's Article\n78 Petition\ninclude\nthe 12 days of\nhearing\ntranscripts,\nthe hearing\ncommunications,\nthe post-hearing\nsubmissions\n(and Title\nIX\ndisciplinary\nletter),\nand the Hearing Panel Decision.\nTrue and correct\ncopies of these Hearing\nmaterials\nhave been filed\nas Appendix\n3 to the Record.\nR1638-3601 (NYSCEFDoc. Nos. 20-\n24).\nDoe Appeals\nHearing\nPanel Decision\n55.\nDoe appealed the Hearing Panel Decision.\nA true and correct\ncopy of his appeal\nis in the Record at R3602-19.\n56.\nRoe requested\nan extension\nto respond to Doe's\nappeal.\nA true\nand correct\ncopy\nof this\nextension\nrequest\nis in the Record at R3620-21.\n11\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n11 of 13\n\n--- Page 12 ---\n57.\nAfter\nreceiving\nan extension,\nRoe eventually\nfiled\nher response\nto Doe's appeal.\nA true and correct\ncopy of Roe's response\nis\nin\nthe Record at R3622-28.\n58.\nOn January\n14, 2026,\nthe Appeal Panel unanimously\naffirmed\nthe\nIIcaring\nPanel's\nDecision.\nA true and correct\ncopy of this\nDecision\nis\nin\nthe Record at R3629-3630.\n59.\nThe Appeal materials\nrelated\nto Doe's Article\n78 Petition\ninclude\nDoe's appeal,\nRoe's extension\nrequest,\nRoe's response\nto Doe's appeal,\nand the Appeal Panel\nDecision.\nTrue\nand correct\ncopies of these\nAppeal materials\nhave been filed\nas Appendix\n4 to the Record.\nR3602-30 (NYSCEF Doc. No. 25).\nI affirm\nthis\n17th day of July,\n2026, under the\npenalties\nof perjury\nunder the laws of New\nYork, which may include\na fine\nor imprisonment,\nthat\nthe foregoing\nis\ntrue,\nand I understand\nthat\nthis document may be filed\nin an action\nor proceeding\nin\na court\nof law.\nDated:\nIthaca,\nNewYork\nJuly\n17, 2026\nLAURENBRANCHINI\n12\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n12 of 13\n\n--- Page 13 ---\n202.8-b CERTIFICATION\nI hereby certify\nthat\nthe foregoing\ndocument\nis 3,179 words and in compliance with\n22 NYCRR202.8-b(c).\nDated:\nJuly\n17, 2026\n/s/ AdamG. Pence\nADAMG. PENCE,ESQ.\n13\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n13 of 13","text":"--- Page 1 ---\nSTATEOFNEWYORK\nSUPREMECOURT:TOMPKINSCOUNTY\nIn the Matter of the Application\nof\nJOHNDOE,\nPetitioner,\nFORAJUDGMENTPURSUANTTOARTICLE 78\nANDSECTION3001 OFTHECPLR\nIndex No. EF2026-0292\n-AGAINST-\nCORNELLUNIVERSITY,\nRespondent.\nAFFIRMATION OFLAURENBRANCHINI\nLAURENBRANCHINI, pursuant\nto CPLRRule 2106,\naffirms\nthe following\nunder the\npenalties\nof perjury:\n1.\nI amHearing Chair at Respondent Cornell\nUniversity\n(\"Cornell\"),\na private\neducation\ncorporation\nchartered\nunder the laws of the\nState of NewYork.\nPreviously,\nI served\nas\nthe\nTitle\nIX Coordinator\nfor\nthe university,\nincluding\nduring\nthe period\nof time\nrelevant\nto this\nproceeding,\nand amfully\nfamiliar\nwith\nthe\nfacts\nand circumstances\nset forth\nherein,\nbased upon\npersonal\nknowledge and a review of the underlying\nrecords\nrelated\nto this\nmatter.\n2.\nI submit this\naffirmation\nin opposition\nto the Verified\nPetition\n(\"Petition\"),\nfiled\nby John Doe (\"Doe\")\nin this\nmatter.\n3.\nAfter\nthe\nfiling\nof the Petition,\nI can attest\nthat\na careful\nsearch was conducted in\nmyoffice\nfor\nrecords\npertaining\nto the\ninstant\nmatter,\nand the records\nfiled\nby Cornell\nin\nAppendices\n1-4 (R1-R3630)\nconstitute\nthe complete record\nof the internal\nproceedings\nnecessary\nfor\nthis\nCourt's\nreview\n(hereinafter,\nthe \"Record\").\nSeeNYSCEFDoc. Nos. 16-27.\n1\nCI2026-22101\nIndex # : EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n1 of 13\n\n--- Page 2 ---\n4.\nI can also\nattest\nthat\nthe records\nfiled\nby Cornell\nin Appendices\n1-4 (R1-R3630)\nare true and correct\ncopies of records\nin the University's\ncustody.\n5.\nI can further\nattest\nthat\nthe records\nfiled\nby Cornell\nin Appendices\n1-4 (R1-R3630)\nwere received\nand/or\ncreated and kept\nin the ordinary\ncourse of business by authorized\npersons\nat\nCornell\nfrom the time of their\nreceipt\nand/or\ncreation\nthrough\nthe present.\nThe Reporting\nof the Incident\n6.\nAround November 2024, several\nCornell\noffices\nwere made aware of reports\nthat\nJane Roe (\"Roe\")\nattended\na party\nat the Chi Phi Fraternity\non October 19-20,\n2024,\nand, at this\nparty,\nshe was allegedly\nthe victim\nof sexual\nassault\nafter\nshe and others\ningested\nalcohol\nand\nketamine.\nThe incident\nin question\nreportedly\noccurred\nin a bedroom in the fraternity\nchapter\nhouse called\nthe \"Alumni\"\nroom.\n7.\nOnNovember 14, 2024, Roe met with\nrepresentatives\nfrom the Cornell\nUniversity\nPolice\nDepartment (\"CUPD\"),\nthe Office\nof Student\nConduct and Community Standards\n(\"OSCCS\"),\nand what was then the Office\nof Institutional\nEquity and Title\nIX (\"OIETIX\").\nOIETIX\nis now called\nCornell's\nOffice\nof Civil\nRights\n(\"COCR\").\n8.\nCOCR,among other\nthings,\ninvestigates\nallegations\nof bias and discrimination,\nalong with sexual misconduct,\nsexual harassment,\nsexual\nassault,\nand dating\nor domestic\nviolence.\nThe Title\nIX Office\nwithin\nCOCR,is tasked with enforcing\nCornell\nPolicy\n6.4,\n\"Prohibited\nBias,\nDiscrimination,\nHarassment, and Sexual and Related\nMisconduct\"\n(\"Policy\n6.4\"),\nwhich\napplies\nto every university\nstaff\nmember, faculty,\nand student.\nA true\nand correct\ncopy of the version\nof Policy\n6.4\nin effect\nat the relevant\ntime period\nfor the underlying\nincident\nis attached\nhereto\nas Exhibit\n1.\n2\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n2 of 13\n\n--- Page 3 ---\n9.\nUnder Policy\n6.4,\nthere\nare\nseveral\ndistinct\nprocedures\nand other mechanisms\nfor\nreporting,\ninvestigating,\nand resolving\nmatters\nunder\nthis\npolicy,\nwith\neach procedure\ndesigned\nto\ncorrespond\nbest with\ndifferent\ntypes\nof conduct and the\nuniversity's\ndifferent\nconstituencies\nand legal\nobligations.\nIn any given case, the applicable\nprocedure\ndepends upon both the conduct alleged,\nand the respondent's\nrelationship\nwith\nthe university\n(student,\nfaculty,\nstaff,\nor third\nparty).\nEx.\n1 at\n1.\n10.\nRelevant for\nthis\nproceeding,\nCornell\nhas \"Procedures\nfor\nResolution\nof Reports\nAgainst\nStudents\nUnder Cornell\nUniversity\nPolicy\n6.4\nfor\nthe Following\nActs of Prohibited\nConduct\n...\nAttempting\nto Commit Prohibited\nConduct;\n...\nSexual Assault;\n...\n[and]\nSexual\nExploitation\"\n(the\n\"Procedures\").\nA true and correct\ncopy of the version\nof the Procedures\nin\neffect\nat the relevant\ntime period\nfor\nthe underlying\nincident\nis attached\nhere as Exhibit\n2.\nThe Formal Complaints\n11.\nRoe recounted\nwhat she could remember from the evening in question,\nincluding,\namong other\nthings,\nDoe and another\nfraternity\nmember,\nwatching\nher in the Alumni room\nand snorting\nketamine off her naked body.\nShe also\nreported\nrumors of a group Snapchat\ncirculating\namong the\nfraternity\nmembers, indicating\nthere was \"free\npussy\" in this room.\n12.\nOnNovember 22, 2024,\nafter\nconsulting\nwith Roe, I commenceda Formal\nComplaint,\nnaming seven respondents,\nincluding\nDoe (hereinafter,\nthe\n\"original\nFormal\nComplaint\").\nAll\nof the respondents\nwere membersof the Chi Phi Fraternity.\nR1042-47.\n13.\nUnder Policy\n6.4,\na \"Formal\nComplaint\"\nis a [s]igned,\nwritten\ndocument from a\ncomplainant\nalleging\nspecific\nprohibited\nconduct by a respondent\nand initiating\nthe applicable\nresolution\nprocedures\nunder this\npolicy,\nor a similar\nwritten\ndocument on behalf\nof the university,\nsigned by a university\nofficial.\"\nEx.\n1 at 9; see also Procedures\nat 4 (\"A\n'Formal Complaint'\nof\nprohibited\nconduct\nis a written\ndocument signed by a complainant\nalleging\nspecific\nprohibited\n3\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n3 of 13\n\n--- Page 4 ---\nconduct by a respondent\nand initiating\nthe resolution\nprocess under the Procedures\n...\n\").\nAn\n\"Investigation\"\nis a \"[s]ystematic\ninquiry\ninto\na formal\ncomplaint.\"\nEx.\n1 at 9.\n14.\nUnder Section\n18 of the Procedures,\nat the issuance of the Formal Complaint,\nthe\nTitle\nIX Coordinator\nnotifies\nthe complainant\nand respondent(s)\nin writing\nof the commencement\nof the investigation\nand provides\na copy of the Formal Complaint.\nThe \"notice\"\nunder Section\n18 is to provide\nall\nparties\nwith \"the alleged\nprohibited\nconduct and its\ndate,\ntime,\nand location,\nto the extent\nknown\" and, importantly,\n\"the\nfactual\nallegations\npertaining\nto the prohibited\nconduct.\"\nEx. 2 at 20.\n15.\nThe original\nFormal Complaint\nincluded\nsuch information\nfor\nall\nseven\nrespondents,\nincluding\nDoe, whowas accused of\nviolating\nCornell\nUniversity's\nPolicy\n6.4\nprohibition\nagainst\nSexual\nExploitation.\nSpecifically,\nit\nis alleged\nthat\nat the above time\nand place,\n[Doe]\nintentionally\nviewed\nthe Complainant\nin a state of undress\nwithout\nher permission.\nviolating\nCornell\nUniversity's\nPolicy\n6.4\nprohibition\nagainst\nSexual\nAssault.\nSpecifically,\nit\nis alleged\nthat\nat the above time and place,\n[Doe]\ntouched his nose to the Complainant's\nnaked torso\nand inhaled\na powered\nsubstance\noff\nher body\nwithout\naffinnative\nconsent,\nincluding\nlack\nof\naffirmative\nconsent due to incapacitation.\nR1046.\n16.\nThere were similar\nallegations\nmade against\nId.\n17.\nBecause the\nuniversity\noften\nlearns\nnew information\nthroughout\nthe\ninvestigative\nprocess and sometimes during\nthe\nhearing,\nmyoffice\nspecifically\nwarns respondents\nthat\nthey\nmaybe found responsible\nfor\nmatters\noutside\nthe Formal Complaint:\n\"The University\nmayhold\nthe Respondents accountable\nfor\nviolations\nof Policy\n6.4 and other\npolicies\nthat\nare not\nreferenced\nin the Formal Complaint\nbut are learned\nabout from evidence,\ntestimony,\nor\nadmissions\nduring\nthe investigation\nand adjudication\nprocess.\"\nThis warning\nalso\ninforms\n4\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n4 of 13\n\n--- Page 5 ---\nrespondents\nthat\nthey maybe found responsible\nfor\na lesser\ncharge,\nlike\nattempting\nprohibited\nconduct.\n18.\nThis warning was included\nin the original\nFormal Complaint.\nR1044.\n19.\nOnNovember 22, 2024,\nall\nrespondents\nwere served with the original\nFormal\nComplaint.\n20.\nThe Formal Complaint was then updated on January 14, 2025 and on March 12,\n2025.\nR1048-59.\nThe copy of the March 12, 2025 Formal Complaint\nin the Record (R1056-59)\nis grainy,\nso for\nthe Court's\nconvenience,\nattached\nhereto\nas Exhibit\n3 is a clearer\ncopy of this\ndocument.\n21.\nAll\nversions\nof the Formal Complaint\nhad the above-warning\nthat\nrespondents\nmaybe found responsible\nfor\nother prohibited\nconduct under Policy\n6.4,\nincluding\nattempting\nthe\nprohibited\nconduct for which they were charged.\nR1044, 1050,\n1056.\nRestrictive\nOrders\n22.\nWhenCornell\nhas knowledge of alleged\nprohibited\nconduct,\nit\nwill\noffer\nall\nparties\n\"Supportive\nMeasures,\"\nincluding\n\"Restrictive\"\norders and \"No-Contact\"\norders\n(curtailing\nor prohibiting\ncontact\nor communications\nbetween or among individuals).\nEx. 2 at\n17. Upon a finding\nor responsibility,\nthe university\nmayalso\nissue\nan updated \"No-Contact\"\norder.\nTrue and correct\ncopies of such materials\nin the underlying\nproceeding have been filed\nas\nAppendix\n1 to the Record.\nR1-28 (NYSCEFDoc. No.\n17).\nInvestigation\n23.\nAfter\nserving\nthe\noriginal\nFormal Complaint, myoffice\ncommenceda thorough\ninvestigation,\ninterviewing\nthe parties\nand key witnesses,\nalong with\ncollecting\nvarious\nrelated\nevidence,\nincluding\nfrom the parties\nthemselves.\n5\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n5 of 13\n\n--- Page 6 ---\n24.\nDoe submitted\nevidence\nin support\nof his defenses,\nincluding\na proffered\ntimeline\nfrom the evening in question,\nan Acknowledgement of Understanding\nof Doe's Involvement\nsigned by\nand a screenshot ofBs\nphone log,\ndocumenting\na call\nfrom\nthat sameevening\nwith Doe. R1264-69.\n25.\nalso\nsubmitted\nevidence\nin support\nof his defenses and Doe's,\nwhich included\na similar\ntimeline.\nR1234-49.\n26.\nOnDecember 16, 2024,\na Title\nIX Investigator\ninterviewed\nDoe. A true\nand\ncorrect\ncopy of the\ntranscript\nof this\ninterview\nis found in the Record at R480-503.\n27.\nOnDecember 9, 2024,\na Title\nIX Investigator\ninterviewed\n28.\nAfter\nthe\ninitial\ninterviews,\nin early\nFebruary 2025, the university\nreceived\nanonymously\na video\nthat\ncaptured\nsomeonescrolling\nthrough\nthe\nentire\nrumored Snapchat\nmessage exchange on a cell phone. A true\nand correct\ncopy of this\nvideo,\nalong with\ncertain\nother multimedia\nfiles,\nhas been filed\nin hard copy with\nthe Court,\nand is R1515 in the Record.\n29.\nBoth\nand Doe were interviewed\nagain,\nafter\nreceiving\ncopies of the Snapchat.\nwas interviewed\non February\n10, 2025, and Doe was interviewed\non February 24, 2025. A\ntrue\nand correct\ncopy of the transcript\nof Doe's interview\nis found in the Record at R504-20.\nThe Consolidated\nHearing\n- Pre-Hearing\nMaterials\n30.\nUpon completion\nof any investigation,\nthe assigned\ninvestigator\nwill\nprepare and\nprovide\nto the parties\ncopies of the draft\ninvestigative\nrecord,\nincluding\ntranscripts\n(but\nnot audio\nfiles)\nof interviews\nand copies of any documents, electronic\nrecords,\nmedia, and photographs\ncollected\nduring\nthe\ninvestigation.\nEx. 2 at 28.\nAll\nparties\nhave an opportunity\nto review and\ncomment upon the\ndraft\ninvestigative\nrecord\nbefore\nthe investigator\nfinalizes\nit and issues\nan\nInvestigative\nReport.\n6\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n6 of 13\n\n--- Page 7 ---\n31.\nUpon completion\nof the\ninvestigation,\nthe\ninvestigator\nwill\nalso make a threshold\ndetermination\nas to whether there\nis sufficient\nevidence\nto advance the Formal Complaint\nto a\nhearing.\nEx. 2 at 29-30.\nIf a case is referred\nto a Hearing Panel, a Notice of Hearing\nwill\nbe sent\nto the parties.\nThe notice\nwill\ninclude,\namong other\nthings,\n\"the charges\nat issue\" and \"a brief\nsummary of the alleged\nprohibited\nconduct.\"\nEx. 2 at 34.\n32.\nPrior\nto the completion\nof the investigation,\non February\n18, 2025,\nthe\nInvestigator\nasked the Hearing Chair to determine\nwhether the formal\ncomplaints\nagainst\nthe\nvarious\nrespondents\nshould\nbe consolidated\nfor\nthe purposes of a hearing.\nR29.\nAfter\nhearing\nfrom the parties,\nthe Chair directed\nthe investigation\nbe joined\ninto\none hearing.\nR31.\n33.\nOnApril\n3, 2025, Doe's attorney\nsought\ndismissal\nof the Formal Complaint,\nwhich was denied on April\n8, 2025.\nR32-40.\n34.\nOnApril\n14, 2025,\nthe Investigator\nissued a Hearing Notice and Investigative\nReport,\nwhich would\nlater\nbe updated on April\n23, 2025.\nR41-113.\nCertain\nlimited\nportions\nof\nthe\nInvestigative\nRecord provided\nto the parties,\nincluding\nDoe, includes\nredactions\nof irrelevant\npersonal,\nsensitive,\nor confidential\ninformation.\nA true and correct\ncopy of the Notice of Hearing\nand final\nInvestigative\nReport,\nincluding\nAppendices A-E,\nas provided\nto the parties,\ncan be\nfound in the Record at R41-1583.\n35.\nAppendix D to the\nInvestigative\nRecord included\na detailed\ntimeline\nof events\nfor\nnumerous individuals\ninvolved\nin the\ninvestigation.\nThe copy provided with the Investigative\nReport uses small\nfont\nand can be hard to read.\nAttached hereto\nas Exhibit\n4 is a true\nand correct\ncopy of this\ntimeline\nin a PDFformat\nthat\nallows\nfor\nthe reader\nto more easily\nincrease\nthe font\nsize.\n7\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n7 of 13\n\n--- Page 8 ---\n36.\nFindings\nof responsibility\nare made through a hearing\nprocess conducted by a\nthree-member Hearing Panel and a non-voting\nHearing\nChair.\nEx. 2 at 32.\nParties\nare entitled\nto\nprovide\nbrief\nopening statements,\nto testify,\nand to provide\nwritten\nclosing\nstatements.\nEx. 2 at\n33.\nThe parties\nare asked to submit a written\nor recorded\nImpact/Mitigation\nStatement\nprior\nto\nthe start\nof the hearing,\nbut these statements\nwill\nonly be shared if there\nis a finding\nof\nresponsibility\nfor\nthe respondent\nin question.\nId.\n37.\nParties\nare also allowed\nto request witnesses,\nwhich many of the parties\ndid.\nMaterials\nsubmitted\nby the parties\nto a hearing\nsometimes include\nirrelevant\npersonal/confidential\ninformation\nor information\nnot part\nof the\nInvestigative\nRecord.\nWhenthis\nhappens, myoffice\nwill\noften\nredact\nthis\ninformation\nprior\nto distributing\nthe submissions\nto the\nother\nparties.\nTrue and correct\ncopies of the witness\nrequest forms for\nthe parties,\nas provided\nto\nthe parties\nand including\nsuch redactions,\nare in the Record at R1584-1618.\n38.\nPursuant\nto Section\n26.8.3 of the Procedures,\nthe Hearing\nChair,\nconsulting\nwith\nthe Hearing Panel, ruled on these requests.\nEx. 2 at 36. OnApril\n30, 2025, the Hearing Chair\nissued a Memorandumoutlining\nthe witness\nlist\nbased on the Chair's\nruling.\nA true and correct\ncopy of this Memorandumis in the Record at R1619-21.\n39.\nA true\nand correct\ncopy of Roe's Opening Statement,\nwith\nsimilar\ncontemporaneous redactions\nby myoffice,\nis\nin the Record at R1622-25.\n40.\nA true\nand correct\ncopy of Doe's Opening Statement,\nwith\nsimilar\ncontemporaneous redactions\nby myoffice,\nis\nin the Record at R1626-31.\n41.\nAt somepoint,\nafter\nthe Hearing,\nadditional\ninformation\nin the form of a February\n25, 2025 e-mail\nand attachments\nwas added to the hearing\nrecord,\nwhich was distributed\non\nAugust\n18, 2025. A true\nand correct\ncopy of this\ninformation\nis in the Record at R1632-37.\n8\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n8 of 13\n\n--- Page 9 ---\n42.\nThe Pre-Hearing\nmaterials\nrelated\nto Doe's Article\n78 Petition\ninclude\nthe Notice\nof Hearing,\nFinal\nInvestigative\nReport and Appendices A-E, the witness\nrequest forms for\nthe\nparties,\nthe Hearing Chair's\nMemorandumand Witness List,\nJane Roe's and Doe's opening\nstatements,\nand the\nadditional\nhearing\nrecord\ninformation.\nTrue and correct\ncopies of these Pre-\nHearing materials\nhave been filed\nas Appendix\n2 to the Record.\nR29-1637 (NYSCEFDoc. Nos.\n18-19).\n43.\nCertain\nmultimedia\nfiles\nin Appendix C(R1509-1525)\nand Appendix E (R1581-\n83) have been filed\nseparately\nwith the Court.\nWhile\nother multi-media\nfiles\nwere professionally\ntranscribed,\nand the Investigative\nReport contained\ntranscripts\nof such files\n(in\nlieu\nof original\nrecordings),\nthese multimedia\nfiles\nwere provided\nin their\noriginal\nform as part\nof the\nInvestigative\nRecord (apart\nfrom certain\nredactions\nin the media file\nof irrelevant\npersonal\ninformation\nor information\nnot part\nof the Investigative\nRecord).\nThe Consolidated\nHearing\n- Twelve Days of Proceedings\nand Testimony\n44.\nUnder the Procedures,\nthe Hearing Panel will\ndetermine\nwhether the respondent\nis\nresponsible\nby a majority\nvote using\na preponderance of the evidence\nstandard,\nmeaning a\nmajority\nof the Hearing Panel must be satisfied,\nupon the hearing\nrecord,\nthat\nit\nis more likely\nthan not that\nthe \"respondent\ncommitted\nall of the elements\nof the alleged\nprohibited\nconduct.\"\nEx. 2 at 33.\n45.\nCornell\nheld a hearing\nover\n12 days in May2025.\nR1638.\nEach session of the\nHearing was recorded\nand professionally\ntranscribed.\nTrue and correct\ncopies of the\ntranscriptions\nfrom these 12 days of the Hearing\nare in the Record at R1638-3369.\n46.\nDuring\nthe Hearing,\nthe parties\nor their\nattorneys/advisors\nwere allowed\nto\ncommunicate with me, as the\nTitle\nIX Coordinator,\nvia\ne-mail.\nTrue and correct\ncopies of Roe's\n9\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n9 of 13\n\n--- Page 10 ---\nhearing\ncommunications,\nwith\ncertain\ncontemporaneous\nredactions,\nare in the Record at R3370-\n3421.\nTrue and correct\ncopies of Doe's hearing\ncommunications,\nwith\ncertain\ncontemporaneous\nredactions,\nare in the Record at R3422-3485.\n47.\nDuring\nthe Hearing,\non May 15, 2025, Doe's attorney\ncomplained\nin the moming\nthat\nPanelist\nBao (\"Bao\")\nwas not paying\nattention.\nDuring\na break,\nthe Hearing Chair spoke to\nthe panelists,\nwho all confirmed\nthat\nthey were in fact paying\nattention\nand participating.\n48.\nLater\nthat\nsame day, after\nlunch,\nDoe's attorney\ncomplained\nagain,\nspeculating\nthat Bao was driving\nduring\nthe proceedings.\nHe demandedthat\nthe Hearing be adjourned\nuntil\nshe stopped\ndriving.\nThe Hearing Chair took at break at 2:12 PM(the break and this\nspecific\ntime were referenced\nin the Record at R2526).\n49.\nDuring\nthis\nbreak, Bao explained\nthat\nshe had tried\nto complete a drive over the\nlunch break but had been unable to do so because of heavy traffic.\nWhenit was time\nto\nreconvene,\nshe logged back on and continued\nto participate.\nWith\nthe break, Bao was able to\nfind\nan acceptable\nplace\nto stop,\nand she then continued\nparticipating\nin the Hearing from that\nlocation.\n50.\nOnMay 16, 2025, Doe's attorney\ndemandeda mishearing,\nwhich was denied by\nthe Hearing Chair,\npursuant\nto the discretion\nafforded\nher under the Procedures.\nR3455-56,\nR3459-60.\n51.\nAfter\nthe Hearing,\nboth Roe and Doe submitted\nclosing\nstatements.\nA true and\ncorrect\ncopy of Roe's closing\nstatement,\nalong with\nthe mitigating\nstatement\nshe submitted\nprior\nto the Hearing commencing,\nis in the Record at R3486-3492. A true and correct\ncopy of Doe's\nclosing\nstatement,\nalong with the mitigating\nstatement\nhe submitted\nprior\nto the Hearing\ncommencing,\nis in the Record at R3493-3501.\n10\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n10 of 13\n\n--- Page 11 ---\n52.\nWhenCornell\nmoves forward with a hearing,\nthe\nTitle\nIX Coordinator\ndrafts\na\nletter\nregarding\na respondent's\ndisciplinary\nrecord,\nwhich\nis only provided\nto the Hearing Panel\nupon a finding\nof responsibility.\nThe letter,\nwhich documents any prior\nfindings\nor sanctions,\nis\nthen used by the Panel when it determines\nsanctions.\nI drafted\nsuch a letter\nfor Doe, dated April\n30, 2025, which was provided\nto the Hearing Panel\nafter\ndetermining\nDoe was responsible\nfor\nAttempting\nSexual Exploitation.\nA true\nand correct\ncopy of this\nletter\nis in the Record at R3502.\nThe Hearing\nPanel Decision\n53.\nOnAugust\n18, 2025,\nthe Hearing Panel issued a 99-page Decision\noutlining\nits\nfindings\nfrom the Hearing.\nThis Decision was unanimous (when such decisions\nare not\nunanimous the written\ndecision\nwill\nindicate\nthe Hearing Panel's\nsplit\nvote).\nCopies of the\nHearing Panel Decision were redacted\nfor each recipient,\nso the\nrecipient\nwas only provided\nthose findings\nand sanctions\nrelevant\nto himself.\nA true and correct\ncopy of the version\nof the\nHearing Panel Decision provided\nto Doe is in the Record at R3503-3601.\n54.\nThe Hearing materials\nrelated\nto Doe's Article\n78 Petition\ninclude\nthe 12 days of\nhearing\ntranscripts,\nthe hearing\ncommunications,\nthe post-hearing\nsubmissions\n(and Title\nIX\ndisciplinary\nletter),\nand the Hearing Panel Decision.\nTrue and correct\ncopies of these Hearing\nmaterials\nhave been filed\nas Appendix\n3 to the Record.\nR1638-3601 (NYSCEFDoc. Nos. 20-\n24).\nDoe Appeals\nHearing\nPanel Decision\n55.\nDoe appealed the Hearing Panel Decision.\nA true and correct\ncopy of his appeal\nis in the Record at R3602-19.\n56.\nRoe requested\nan extension\nto respond to Doe's\nappeal.\nA true\nand correct\ncopy\nof this\nextension\nrequest\nis in the Record at R3620-21.\n11\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n11 of 13\n\n--- Page 12 ---\n57.\nAfter\nreceiving\nan extension,\nRoe eventually\nfiled\nher response\nto Doe's appeal.\nA true and correct\ncopy of Roe's response\nis\nin\nthe Record at R3622-28.\n58.\nOn January\n14, 2026,\nthe Appeal Panel unanimously\naffirmed\nthe\nIIcaring\nPanel's\nDecision.\nA true and correct\ncopy of this\nDecision\nis\nin\nthe Record at R3629-3630.\n59.\nThe Appeal materials\nrelated\nto Doe's Article\n78 Petition\ninclude\nDoe's appeal,\nRoe's extension\nrequest,\nRoe's response\nto Doe's appeal,\nand the Appeal Panel\nDecision.\nTrue\nand correct\ncopies of these\nAppeal materials\nhave been filed\nas Appendix\n4 to the Record.\nR3602-30 (NYSCEF Doc. No. 25).\nI affirm\nthis\n17th day of July,\n2026, under the\npenalties\nof perjury\nunder the laws of New\nYork, which may include\na fine\nor imprisonment,\nthat\nthe foregoing\nis\ntrue,\nand I understand\nthat\nthis document may be filed\nin an action\nor proceeding\nin\na court\nof law.\nDated:\nIthaca,\nNewYork\nJuly\n17, 2026\nLAURENBRANCHINI\n12\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 47\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/30/2026\n12 of 13\n\n--- Page 13 ---\n202.8-b CERTIFICATION\nI hereby certify\nthat\nthe foregoing\ndocument\nis 3,179 words and in compliance with\n22 NYCRR202.8-b(c).\nDated:\nJuly\n17, 2026\n/s/ AdamG. Pence\nADAMG. PENCE,ESQ.\n13\nCI2026-22101\nIndex #: EF2026-0292\nFILED: TOMPKINS COUNTY CLERK 09/30/2026 04:06 PM\nINDEX NO. EF2026-0292\nNYSCEF DOC. 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