IN RE: PATSY LEVANG; CHERYL TUCK-SMITH; SUSAN JENNINGS; MARGO KNORR; KAREN POPE; ANN WITT v. - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Oct 3, 2025

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Angela M. Lavin, Jay R. Carson, WEGMAN HESSLER VALORE, Cleveland, Ohio, for Petitioners.

Attorneys 2: ON RESPONSE: Hon. Michael H. Watson, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, Columbus, Ohio, in pro. per. Natalie M. McLaughlin, Brian W. Dressel, VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE LLP, Columbus, Ohio, for Respondents Kappa Kappa Gamma, et al.

Judge(s): NALBANDIAN, MURPHY, and RITZ, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio at Columbus

PER CURIAM. Plaintiffs Patsy Levang, Cheryl Tuck-Smith, Susan Jennings, Margo Knorr, Karen Pope, and Ann Witt petition for a writ of mandamus directing the district court to vacate its order transferring their diversity suit to the District of Wyoming. We ordered Defendants Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, Fraternity Council President Mary Pat Rooney, Vice Presidents Maria Brown, Nancy Campbell, Barb Goettleman, and Liz Wong, Treasurer Kyle Donnelly, and Panhellenic Delegate Beth Black to respond to the petition, and we invited the district court to respond as well. Having considered their responses, we grant the petition for mandamus.

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