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Former San Jose State University Women’s Volleyball Assistant coach Melissa Batie-Smoosis has brought a case against the California State University (CSU) system. SJSU is one of 23 California-based schools that are part of the CSU system.
Batie-Smoose’s contract was not renewed when it expired in February after he was suspended from the team in the middle of the season for submitting a title IX complaint about the program’s handling of a transking athlete on his team and a female player who opposed the trans-athlete.
Now Batie-Smoose claims wrongful termination and claims that she “suffered and continues to suffer from losing wages, loss of professional reputation and opportunity, emotional distress and other damage.”
“The defendant’s actions were intentional, intentional and/or taken with reckless ignoring the applicant’s federally protected rights,” the trial states.
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“Other coaches who did not oppose the inclusion of a biological man on the women’s volleyball team, or who did not speak to the rights of female athletes, were not exposed to suspension, termination or discriminatory acts as it was plaintiff.”
A spokesperson from San Jose State University responded to the trial.
“We are aware of the filing and have no further comments due to pending litigation,” spokesman Pakinomist said Digital.
Batie-Smoose’s title IX complaint against the school, which she filed at the end of October last year, first brought about accusations that the transsexual athlete, Blaire Fleming, conspired with an opponent’s player to get teammate Brooke Slusser connected to the face during a game.
Slusser previously joined a lawsuit against NCAA and filed another against the Mountain West conference with reference to her experience of being made to share changing spaces and hotel rooms with Fleming without being told that Fleming’s birth sex.
Batie smoosis was then suspended at the beginning of November, while the allegations against Fleming received an investigation from the mountain west of the situation.
Mountain West’s investigation provided that there could not be sufficient evidence, but Pakinomist Digital reported later that the law firm, which was hired to conduct the investigation, Willkie Farr & Gallagher (WFG), is the same company representing the mountain West against Slusser’s lawsuit, which also contains the claims against flaming of conspiring to have a sludge. In public records obtained by Pakinomist Digital.
Slusser also told former Pakinomist Digital that she had a conversation with a teammate who was interviewed as part of WFG’s investigation.
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“Based on what I was told exactly what one of my teammates had seen going that night – about talking about the scout report and leaving the web open – was told these lawyers. Then it should have been sufficient proof [of the alleged plan by Fleming]“Slusser told Pakinomist Digital and added that she will see the study reopened.
“People tell you that this happened and it’s not used information. She sat there and heard the conversation between Blaire and [former Colorado State volleyball player] Malaya [Jones]. So for me, from what I know without even having to dig deep into this study, there is sufficient evidence and they were told sufficient evidence. ”
WFG later deleted a November 27 online press release from its site announcing the legal victory to keep Fleming qualified. Since can still be seen via one Online archive. Pakinomist Digital has asked WFG several times why the site was deleted but has not received an answer.
Meanwhile, Batie-Smoose former Pakinomist told Digital what she remembered during October 3rd match against Colorado State, where Fleming was accused of having the conspiracy with opponents of player Malaya Jones to get slser connected to the face.
“Close to the end of this set was when [Fleming] Exceeded a serving right on the web for Malayla to hit against Brooke Slusses, and then these two kinds were always with eye contact and made smirks up to that point. But then when it happened they both laughed [Fleming] said ‘thank you’, and that was the blaire blowing her a kiss, “said Batie-Smoose.
Weeks after her contract was not renewed in February, Batie-Smoose’s home in Scotts Valley, California, was vandalized in a shooting.
Scotts Valley The police department’s captain Scott Garner previously told Pakinomist Digital that officers decided that the weapon used was a pellet gun and was examined as a vandalism. The pellet had been recovered by police. No one was injured and no suspect or motive was determined.
Batie-Smoosis said she previously received hostile emails about her attitude towards Fleming and Trans-Inclusion in women’s sports. She also claimed to have had personal changes with individuals in Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley who disagreed with her attitude.
“People recognize me in society, and I’m in an area that speaks out and talks about fighting for women’s sports, I’m in an area with some crazies, and I definitely think it was a goal of me to speak out,” she said.
Meanwhile, SJSU is undergoing continuous investigation by the US Ministry of Education for its handling of the situation involving Fleming and Slutser.
