Lawsuit Against Tulane University for Discriminatory Discharge.

Civil Action No. 95-358, filed Jan. 31, 1995 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Judge Ginger Berrigan presiding.  Second Amended Complaint filed Nov. 21, 1995.

Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's Pretrial Memorandum.  Filed July 8, 1996.

Supplemental Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment.  Filed July 8, 1996.

Filed Aug. 30, 1996 in preparation for a trial.

Judge Berrigan's rationale for denying a trial and awarding favorable judgment to Tulane.  Filed Apr. 15, 1997.

Original Brief on Behalf of Dr. Carl Bernofsky, Plaintiff-Appellant.  Case No. 97-30575, filed Aug. 4, 1997 in U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Reply Brief on Behalf of Dr. Carl Bernofsky, Plaintiff-Appellant.  Filed Sept. 22, 1997.

Appellate court affirms lower court decision to award favorable judgment to Tulane.  Filed Jan. 8, 1998.

Supplemental Brief on Behalf of Dr. Carl Bernofsky, Plaintiff-Appellant.  Filed Jan. 9, 1998.

Petition for Rehearing on Behalf of Dr. Carl Bernofsky, Plaintiff-Appellant.  Filed Jan. 22, 1998.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari to U.S. Supreme Court.  Case No. 97-1844, filed May 6, 1998.

Lawsuit against TIAA and Tulane University for denial of disability benefits.

Case No. 98-6317, filed Apr. 8, 1998 in Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, but removed by Tulane to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana as Civil Action No. 98-1577, Judge Ginger Berrigan presiding.

Combined lawsuit against Tulane University for retaliation and defamation.

First Amended Complaint, filed Nov. 9, 1998.

Lawsuit for defamation: Case No. 97-20805, filed Nov. 25, 1997 in Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana.  Removed by Tulane as Civil Action 98-2102 to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Judge Helen Ginger Berrigan presiding.

Lawsuit for retaliation: Civil Action No. 98-1792, filed June 18, 1998 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.  This was consolidated with the above defamation lawsuit by Judge Berrigan.

Motion to recuse Judge Berrigan.  Filed Oct. 15, 1998.

Judge Berrigan's denial of motion for her recusal.  Filed Nov. 23, 1998.

Motion of attorneys to withdraw from case.  Filed Jan. 28, 1999.

Judge Berrigan's acceptance of attorneys' withdrawal.  Filed Feb. 8, 1999.

Fifth Circuit Petition for Writ of Mandamus
June 14, 1999.

Judge's Response to Petition
June 21, 1999.

Reply to Judge's Response
June 24, 1999.

U.S. Supreme Court Petition for Writ of Mandamus
August 30, 1999.  (See document PDF)

Petitioner's Reply to Respondent's Brief in Opposition
October 8, 1999.  (See document PDF)

Filed Jan. 4, 2000 by new counsel in preparation for a trial scheduled Jan. 18, 2000.

Judge Berrigan's rationale for denying the trial and awarding favorable judgment to Tulane.  Filed Apr. 18, 2000.

Motion for Reconsideration.  A request for Judge Berrigan to recuse herself, and/or amend her judgment, and/or permit a trial on the merits.  Filed May 2, 2000.

Reply to Tulane's Opposition to Reconsideration.  A further affirmation of arguments in favor of Judge Berrigan's recusal.  Filed May 18, 2000.

Judge's rationale for refusing to recuse herself and denying plaintiff's motion for reconsideration.  Filed May 31, 2000.

Original Brief on Behalf of Dr. Carl Bernofsky, Plaintiff-Appellant.  Case No. 00-30704, filed Sept. 6, 2000 in U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Reply Brief on Behalf of Dr. Carl Bernofsky, Plaintiff-Appellant.  Filed Dec. 7, 2000.  Oral arguments Apr. 3, 2001.

Appellate court affirms lower court's decision against recusal, but Chief Judge King dissents.  Filed Apr. 10, 2001.

Request for a rehearing en banc based, in part, on Chief Judge King's dissent and Justice Scalia's recusal in other Tulane cases.  Filed Apr. 24, 2001.

Petition for Writ of Certiorari to U.S. Supreme Court.  Case No. 01-249.  Filed Aug. 9, 2001.

Reply to Tulane's Brief in Opposition to Writ of Certiorari.  Filed Oct. 19, 2001.