Idil Issak v. University of Tennessee at Knoxville, et al
| IDIL ISSAK |
| UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE, et al., RANDY BOYD, President of the University of Tennessee System, in his Official Capacity, DONDE PLOWMAN, Chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, in her Official Capacity, MARIEKE VAN PUYMBROECK, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School, in her Official Capacity, DEBORAH CRAWFORD, Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation & Economic Development, in her Official Capacity, BRAD DAY, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for the Responsible Conduct of Research, in his Official Capacity, GRACIELA S. CABANA, Director of Graduate Studies, in her Official Capacity, PATRICK GRZANKA, Of the College of Arts and Sciences, in his Individual and Official Capacities, MICHAEL BLUM, Of the College of Arts and Sciences, in his Individual and Official Capacities, BARBARA HEATH, Of the Department of Anthropological Archaeology, In her Individual and Official Capacites, LORA BEEBE, Chair of the Institutional Review Board, in her Individual and Official Capacities, ROBERT WITHROW, Alternative Member of Institutional Review Board and Director of Human Research Protection Program, in his Individual and Official Capacities and TAMI WYATT, Interim Institutional Official of Institutional Review Board, in her Individual and Official Capacities |
| 26-5951 |
| October 22, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit |
| Civil Rights: Other |
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| Filing 2 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Lora Beebe, Michael Blum, Randy Boyd, Graciela S. Cabana, Deborah Crawford, Brad Day, Patrick Grzanka, Barbara Heath, Donde Plowman, Marieke Van Puymbroeck, Robert Withrow, Tami Wyatt and University of Tennessee at Knoxville by Cody N. Brandon. Certificate of Service: 10/23/2026. [26-5951] (CNB) [Entered: 10/23/2026 10:52 AM] |
| Filing 1 Civil Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellant Ms. Idil Issak. Transcript needed: n. (JEC) [Entered: 10/22/2026 11:36 AM] |
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| Plaintiff: IDIL ISSAK | |
| Represented By: | Benjamin M. Rose |
| Represented By: | Margot Cleveland |
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| Defendant: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE, et al. | |
| Represented By: | Cody Nash Brandon |
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| Defendant: RANDY BOYD, President of the University of Tennessee System, in his Official Capacity | |
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| Defendant: DONDE PLOWMAN, Chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, in her Official Capacity | |
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| Defendant: MARIEKE VAN PUYMBROECK, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School, in her Official Capacity | |
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| Defendant: DEBORAH CRAWFORD, Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation & Economic Development, in her Official Capacity | |
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| Defendant: BRAD DAY, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for the Responsible Conduct of Research, in his Official Capacity | |
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| Defendant: GRACIELA S. CABANA, Director of Graduate Studies, in her Official Capacity | |
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| Defendant: PATRICK GRZANKA, Of the College of Arts and Sciences, in his Individual and Official Capacities | |
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| Defendant: MICHAEL BLUM, Of the College of Arts and Sciences, in his Individual and Official Capacities | |
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| Defendant: BARBARA HEATH, Of the Department of Anthropological Archaeology, In her Individual and Official Capacites | |
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| Defendant: LORA BEEBE, Chair of the Institutional Review Board, in her Individual and Official Capacities | |
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| Defendant: ROBERT WITHROW, Alternative Member of Institutional Review Board and Director of Human Research Protection Program, in his Individual and Official Capacities | |
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| Defendant: TAMI WYATT, Interim Institutional Official of Institutional Review Board, in her Individual and Official Capacities | |
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