Dr. Al-Dabagh’s attorney, Christopher Holecek, said a motion to review the ruling will be filed next week. The motion will request for Dr. Al-Dabagh to continue to practice at Riverside while the issue is being decided, Mr. Holecek told The Plain Dealer.
The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a previous ruling from U.S. District Judge James Gwin, who ordered CWRU to award the degree. CWRU originally refused to issue the degree due to a series of behavioral issues with the student, which included late attendances, harassment of female students at a 2012 dance, jumping out of a moving taxi to avoid the fare, complaints from a patient’s family and a misdemeanor DUI, according to previous coverage in The Plain Dealer.
If the motion to review is denied, attorneys could bring the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to the report.
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