RASHID v. ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Case No. 19STCP02344

Hearing Date: July 31, 2020

[Tentative] ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR WRIT OF ADMINISTRATIVE MANDAMUS

Petitioner, Arifina Rashid, seeks an order from this court requiring Respondent, Alliant International University, to set aside its decision permanently dismissing Petitioner as a student of the University. The University opposes Petitioner’s request.

The petition is denied.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

The University’s Discipline Structure:

The University offers doctoral degrees accredited by the American Psychological Association through its California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP). (See AR 25.) University students must comply with the University’s Student Code of Conduct and Ethics, which states: “[University] members are expected to abide by ethical standards both in their conduct and in their exercise of responsibility towards other members of the community . . . . Any student who violates the Student Code of