Motion to Bifurcate Briefing by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Bhabha, Ishan)

Michel DeGraff,

Plaintiff

v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Tim Walberg, in his official capacity as the Chairman of the House Committee on Education & Workforce; and The House Committee on Education & Workforce,

The Court hereby grants Defendant Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s unopposed motion to bifurcate motion-to-dismiss briefing of Plaintiff’s federal and state-law claims. Briefing shall proceed according to the existing schedule with respect to Count I of the Complaint only, without MIT waiving any arguments for dismissal of Plaintiffs’ state-law claims (Counts II-IV) under Rule 12 and without prejudice to the filing of a motion to dismiss Counts II-IV at a later date if necessary. Briefing on any such motion with respect to Plaintiff’s state-law claims will be deferred pending the Court’s determination of whether Count I must be dismissed as to MIT.

/s/ Hon. Allison D. Burroughs U.S. District Judge