Image 01 Image 03
Sign In or RegisterLogout

Oberlin College Tag

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 13, 2020 14 Comments
There hasn't been much news lately in the Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College case. We are waiting on the judge's ruling as to a motion by Cleveland media entities to unseal the confidential Facebook records of Allyn D. Gibson, the grandson of Allyn W. Gibson and the son of the late David Gibson. Allyn D. was the store clerk who stopped a black Oberlin College student for shoplifting, and the rest is history.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2019 24 Comments
John Doe v. Oberlin College is a case we have covered for almost two years. While it doesn't get the media coverage of Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College, it's every bit as important, addressing alleged systemic abuses at Oberlin College in its treatment of male students. By way of background, we first covered the case on December 26, 2017, Lawsuit: Oberlin College sexual assault hearing process rigged, 100% conviction rate:

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 10, 2019 17 Comments
On November 8, 2019, I reported that  WEWS-TV (News 5 Cleveland), Advance Ohio (Cleveland.com), and the Ohio Coalition for Open Government Access (created by the Ohio News Media Foundation)(collectively, the "Media Movants") filed a motion to unseal the Facebook records of Allyn D. Gibson.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 02, 2019 21 Comments
On November 8, 2019, I noted a strange twist in the Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College case. Several months after the verdicts, and a month after the court denied a nearly identical motion by Oberlin College, two Cleveland media outlets plus an Ohio media non-profit group sought to unseal the Facebook records of Allyn D. Gibson.

Posted by J.D.Nobody on December 01, 2019 22 Comments
I am known to people who read Legal Insurrection as JD Nobody. The reason for my name is that by being Nobody anyone can hide behind saying Nobody told me. I am not a lawyer but have often hung out with lawyers and have enjoyed "thinking outside the box" with them. My connection to Oberlin College is as a third-generation alumnus from the class of 1961.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 16, 2019 88 Comments
David Gibson, one of the owners of Gibson's Bakery and a named plaintiff in the lawsuit against Oberlin College, has passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He passed away early this morning at home surrounded by his family. After the verdict, David said that he hoped that the bakery could keep the lights on for another generation.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 08, 2019 67 Comments
Do you believe in coincidences? This may just be a huge coincidence, but it certainly is another very curious twist in the Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College case. You may recall that in late August 2019, two months after the trial which ended disastrously for Oberlin College, the college unsuccessfully sought to unseal the confidential Facebook records of Allyn D. Gibson. The issue is back again before the trial court with Cleveland media groups seeking a redo of Oberlin College's failed motion, under the guise of freedom of the press.  But why?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2019 128 Comments
One of the most disturbing aspects of the Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College case has been the almost obsessive demonization of Gibson's Bakery and its owners by the college. It started not just during the protests and pre-litigation interactions that gave rise to the lawsuit, but in the Answer filed by the defendants in response to the lawsuit.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2019 43 Comments
Two weeks ago, Oberlin College and its Dean of Students, Meredith Raimondo filed their appeal from the two jury verdicts in favor of Gibson's Bakery and its owners : $11 million compensatory damages rendered on June 7, 2019, and $33 million in punitive damages rendered on June 13, 2019, after a separate punitive damages trial.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 24, 2019 48 Comments
There have been many strange motions and actions in the Gibson's Bakery v. Oberlin College case. A post-trial motion by Oberlin College to unseal Facebook records may be one of the more strange developments, and offers a window into the bitter feelings of college officials. Allyn D. Gibson (Allyn D.) is the grandson of plaintiff Allyn W. Gibson ("Allyn W.") and the son of plaintiff David Gibson. Allyn D., who was not a party in the lawsuit, was the store clerk on duty who caught an Oberlin College student shoplifting.
Accessibility by WAH